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In advanced English syntax and pronoun-antecedent agreement, analyze the following complex sentence containing potential anomalies in collective noun concord, correlative conjunctions, and pronominal reference:"Neither the lead architect nor the regional project managers was willing to alter its foundational blueprint, notwithstanding the client's repeated objections during the architectural review."Identify the segment containing the grammatical error, or determine if the sentence requires multiple corrections.
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Detailed Explanation
According to the rules of proximity in English syntax when using correlative conjunctions like neither...nor, the verb must agree in number with the subject closer to it (in this case, the plural noun phrase 'regional project managers', which requires 'were' instead of 'was'). Furthermore, because the closer subject and the overall compound subject refer to plural human agents, the possessive pronoun 'its' violates pronoun-antecedent agreement and must be corrected to the plural gender-neutral pronoun 'their'. For a comprehensive overview of these rules, consult the Wikipedia Reference on English grammar and syntactic concord.
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