Standard English Primary 3 Editing

Choose the option that corrects the grammatical error in the sentence: "The team of scientists has published their findings in a respected journal."

A its findings
B their findings
C his findings
D finding
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Step 1: Team is a singular collective noun — it takes singular verb has (already correct) and singular possessive pronoun its. Step 2: Their is plural and does not agree with the singular collective noun team. Answer: its findings

Correct answer: its findings

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