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Problem 13 - Entrance Test
Which sentence contains an error in subject–verb agreement?
A. The committee has reached its decision.
B. The committee have reached their decision.
C. Neither the coach nor the players are ready.
D. Each of the students was tested.
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Correct: B
‘Committee’ is a collective noun treated as singular in formal English; therefore ‘has’ (option A) is correct, whereas option B uses plural ‘have’ and is the error.