Read the sentence carefully and identify the part containing an error:

The committee (A) have decided / (B) to implement / (C) the new policy / (D) next month. / No error (E)

Question

Read the sentence carefully and identify the part containing an error:

The committee (A) have decided / (B) to implement / (C) the new policy / (D) next month. / No error (E)

Accepted Answer

The error is in part (A). 'Committee' is a collective noun that takes a singular verb in British/Indian English when referred to as a single unit. The correct form should be 'The committee has decided' (not 'have decided'). In Indian English convention, collective nouns like committee, team, group, etc., are treated as singular entities and require singular verbs. The remaining parts (B, C, D) are grammatically correct: 'to implement' is the correct infinitive form, 'the new policy' uses the correct article and noun, and 'next month' is the correct time expression.

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