Choose the option that is the incorrect part of a meaningful sentence:
A. Neither the floods
B. or the subsequent landslides
C. dampen the spirits
D. of the indigenous communities
E. living at the Himalayan borders.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B only
A. Neither the floods — No error.
- "Neither" correctly opens the pair of negatives.
B. or the subsequent landslides — Error.
- "Neither" is always paired with "nor", not "or".
- It should be "nor the subsequent landslides".
Example: Neither the teacher nor the students were ready. - Correct form: Neither the floods nor the subsequent landslides dampen the spirits of the indigenous communities living at the Himalayan borders.
C. dampen the spirits — No error.
- With "neither ... nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject, "landslides" (plural), so "dampen" is right.
D. of the indigenous communities — No error.
Part E, "living at the Himalayan borders", is also correct.