The following sentence is divided into parts. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error:

He was neither interested in the opera (A)/ nor he wanted (B)/ to spend money (C)/ on the concert tickets. (D)/ No error

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The following sentence is divided into parts. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error:

He was neither interested in the opera (A)/ nor he wanted (B)/ to spend money (C)/ on the concert tickets. (D)/ No error

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**Solution:**

1. The error lies in part **(B)**: "nor he wanted".

2. After "neither", when connecting two clauses, the correct structure requires inversion with "nor". This means the auxiliary verb should come before the subject.

3. Therefore, "nor he wanted" should be corrected to "nor did he want".

4. The correct sentence is:

> He was neither interested in the opera nor did he want to spend money on the concert tickets.

5. **Grammar rule:** After "neither...nor", if the second clause contains a finite verb, inversion (auxiliary verb + subject + base verb) must be applied.

6. **Example:**

> She didn’t eat lunch, nor did she drink any water.

7. This inversion rule also applies to conjunctions like "nor", "so", and "not only...but also" when they start clauses.

**Answer:** (B)

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