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(Q.1-20):Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct. If none of the given sentences is correct, mark (5), i.e None correction required, as the answer.

1) The committee have decided to nominate Mrs. Saxena as the President.

2) The committee has decided to nominate Mrs. Saxena as the President.

3) The committees has decided to nominate Mrs. Saxena as the President.

4) The committee is decide to nominate Mrs. Saxena as the President.

5) None of these

Q: 1) The committee have decided to nominate Mrs. Saxena as the President. 2) The committee has decided

Rule ⇒ When the group acts as a unit the verb should be singular. Committee is the collective noun, thus, verb used will be singular i.e. has.

A 1)

B 2)

C 3)

D 4)

E 5)

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