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.
collective noun - plural
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Hi confuse,
The GMAT will always treat "the committee" as singular! If a sentence needs to refer to the committee as a plural of people, it will refer to "the members of the committee."
Good luck!
The GMAT will always treat "the committee" as singular! If a sentence needs to refer to the committee as a plural of people, it will refer to "the members of the committee."
Good luck!