Standard English ConventionsHardSingular verb for a committee with its
Standard English Conventions practice question
The committee ____ divided on the question, and its members left without agreeing.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wasCorrect
- B. were
- C. have been
- D. being
Answer: A. was
The committee is treated as singular, as its confirms.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. were
- Plural.
- C. have been
- Plural.
- D. being
- Not a finite verb.
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