HOTS English Primary 4 Editing

Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct.

A The committee has announced its decision to postpone the event.
B The committee have announced their decision to postpone the event.
C The committee has announced their decision to postpone the event.
D The committee have announced its decision to postpone the event.
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Step 1: Committee is a collective noun — singular in standard Singapore English. Step 2: Singular collective noun requires singular verb (has) and singular possessive pronoun (its). Step 3: Both the verb and the possessive pronoun must be consistently singular: has + its. Answer: The committee has announced its decision to postpone the event.

Correct answer: The committee has announced its decision to postpone the event.

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