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Are collective nouns always singular on GMAT?
or
Can we treat them as singular if they refer to individuals of a collection.
e.g.,
The committee was divided in its opinions
vs
The committee were divided in their opinions.
Further, somewhere I read sometime back that the usage should be consistent in the sentence. But there can arise a need to use different forms. e.g.,
The committee has issued a report but they were divided in their opinions.
Is the above sentence correct or it goes against the consistency principle.
or
Can we treat them as singular if they refer to individuals of a collection.
e.g.,
The committee was divided in its opinions
vs
The committee were divided in their opinions.
Further, somewhere I read sometime back that the usage should be consistent in the sentence. But there can arise a need to use different forms. e.g.,
The committee has issued a report but they were divided in their opinions.
Is the above sentence correct or it goes against the consistency principle.
