Identify the correct sentence:
AThe committee have decided.
BThe committee has decided.CORRECT
CThe committees has decided.
DThe committee deciding.
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
'Committee' is a collective singular noun in standard usage (especially in Nigerian/American English) — takes 'has'.
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