CAT · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
Sentence Correction
Identify and fix grammatical / structural errors in a sentence.
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1.Choose the option that corrects the grammatical error in the sentence below. The committee have decided to postpone the meeting until next week, when all members can attend. Which option is correct?
- (A)The committee have decided to postpone the meeting until next week, when all members can attend.
- (B)The committee has decided to postpone the meeting until next week, when all members can attend.
- (C)The committee have decided postponing the meeting until next week, when all members can attend.
- (D)The committee have decided to postpone the meeting until next week, when all member can attend.
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Answer: (B) The committee has decided to postpone the meeting until next week, when all members can attend.
Solution: The collective noun 'committee' is singular and should take the singular verb 'has,' making option B grammatically correct.
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