GCEEnglish LanguageLexis and Structure2023

Select the grammatically correct sentence from the options below.

AThe committee have submitted their report to the chairman.
BThe committee has submitted their report to the chairman.
CThe committee have submitted its report to the chairman.
DThe committee has submitted its report to the chairman.CORRECT
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Why the answer is D, and why the others tempt you.
In formal standard English, collective nouns like 'committee' take a singular verb ('has') and a singular pronoun ('its') when acting as a unified body. Option D correctly pairs the singular verb 'has' with the singular pronoun 'its.' Options A and C mix plural verb with plural/singular pronoun inconsistently, and B mixes a singular verb with a plural pronoun.
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