Correct the following sentence:
"Neither the manager nor the employees was aware of the issue."

"Neither the manager nor the employees were aware of the issue" is the correct way to present the sentence since its referring to a large number of people.

In this context, “were” instead of “was” because it agrees with the plural noun “ Employees”

Answer: NEITHER THE MANAGER NOR THE EMPLOYEES WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.


EXPLAIN:

1. Agreement with the nearest subject: In "neither ..nor" constructions, the  verb should agree with the subject closest to it. Here, "employees" is plural, so the verb is must be "were".
2. Plurality of the verb: Using "were" instead of "was" aligns with the plural subject maintaining proper subject-verb agreement. 

Neither the manager nor employees were aware of the issue 

Neither the manager nor the employees were aware of the issue. 

The correct sentence should read:
"Neither the manager nor the employees  were aware of the issue"
In this sentence "employees"  is the closest noun to the verb and is is plural. Therefore, it requires the plural verb "were 

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