PrepRung
Sign inSign up free

NDA 2023 GAT · English · Spotting Errors · easy

The committee have (a) submitted its report (b) to the Ministry (c) yesterday evening. (d)

Single correct option

Select the part of the sentence that contains an error. The committee have (a) submitted its report (b) to the Ministry (c) yesterday evening. (d)
  1. A. its report (b)
  2. B. to the Ministry (c)
  3. C. have (a)
  4. D. yesterday evening. (d)
Show answer and solution

Answer: (C) have (a)

Committee is treated here as a single body (note 'its'), so the verb must be singular: 'has submitted'. 'Have' clashes with 'its'. The other parts are correct; a plural verb is acceptable only if the pronoun were 'their'.
Report a mistake

Original question written in the NDA 2023 GAT pattern and checked twice for the correct answer. Not an official question paper. How we write and check questions · Corrections policy · Report a mistake