Standard English ConventionsHardPronoun-antecedent agreement with a collective noun
Standard English Conventions practice question
The committee released ____ report on the bridge's condition two weeks after the inspection.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. itsCorrect
- B. their
- C. it's
- D. there
Answer: A. its
'Committee' is treated as a singular unit here, so 'its' report.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. their
- 'Their' is plural; the committee acts as one body.
- C. it's
- 'It's' means 'it is'.
- D. there
- 'There' is not a possessive.
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