Question
In the given question a phrase of the sentence is
printed in bold which needs to be improved. Among the given options choose the option that can improve the given phrase and make it grammatically and contextually meaningful. If no improvement is required and the sentence is correct in its original form, then mark option 5 i.e., 'no improvement required' as the answer. Despite facing several setbacks, the team of scientists were praised for its efforts  in completing the research.Solution
The subject of the sentence is "the team of scientists," which is considered singular in this context. Hence, the verb "was" and the pronoun "its" should be used to maintain agreement. Despite facing several setbacks, the team of scientists was praised for its efforts in completing the research.
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