Directions: Each item in the section has a sentence with parts labeled . Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter . Neither praise nor blame (A) seem (B) to affect him. (C) No error (D)

The error in the sentence lies in part (B). According to the rules of subject-verb agreement, when two singular subjects are joined by 'neither...nor', the verb must be singular. In this sentence, 'praise' and 'blame' are both singular nouns. Therefore, the verb 'seem' (plural) should be replaced with 'seems' (singular) to correctly agree with the subjects. While the 'proximity rule' dictates that the verb should agree with the noun closest to it, in this case, the closest noun 'blame' is singular, necessitating a singular verb form. Consequently, 'Neither praise nor blame seems to affect him' is the grammatically correct construction. This rule ensures that the verb reflects the singular nature of the individual alternatives presented by the correlative conjunctions.