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Choose the correct verb form: 'The committee of teachers ____ ready to start the meeting.'

hard MCQ 4 marks Class 5 · English · English Grammar - Nouns
  1. were
  2. is
  3. are
  4. has
Answer
is

The correct answer is is — Option 2 'is' matches singular subject.

Step-by-step solution

  1. The subject of the sentence is 'committee'.
  2. 'Committee' is a collective noun, treated as singular for verb agreement.
  3. Therefore the verb must be singular: 'is'.
  4. Options with plural verbs ('were', 'are') are incorrect.
  5. Option 2 'is' matches singular subject.
Common mistake: Treating collective noun as plural

Concept tested: Subject-verb agreement with collective noun

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