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Spot the error: 'The committee are meeting to discuss the new policy.'

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Question: Spot the error: \'The committee are meeting to discuss the new policy.\'

Options:

  1. No error
  2. are
  3. committee
  4. new policy

Correct Answer: are

Solution: 

The word \'committee\' is a collective noun and should take a singular verb, so it should be \'is meeting\'.

Spot the error: 'The committee are meeting to discuss the new policy.'

Practice Questions

Q1
Spot the error: 'The committee are meeting to discuss the new policy.'
  1. No error
  2. are
  3. committee
  4. new policy

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Spot the error: 'The committee are meeting to discuss the new policy.'
  • Collective Nouns – Collective nouns refer to a group of individuals or things and can take either singular or plural verbs depending on whether the group is acting as a single unit or as individuals.
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