1 сент. 2014 г. · In Oxford Advanced Dictionary, it is written that 'committee' can be followed by both singular or plural verb as in the example : 'The committee ...

28 июн. 2007 г. · If you are talking about the committee as an entity, the singular form is acceptable. If you refer to its members and their decisions, you must use the plural ...

19 окт. 2011 г. · "committee" can be consided as one or members of individuals in grammar. Sometimes it is hard to make out. The committee are having dinner. Is it right?

3 окт. 2013 г. · ... singular verb in the first clause and a plural one in the second. It should be "The committee have met and they have reached a decision.

11 нояб. 2016 г. · A committee is made up of people, but it is not a person. A person is, at least traditionally, either "he" or "she." A committee is "it" if you are referring ...

10 апр. 2014 г. · A careful writer should decide whether to call the committee singular or plural, and stick to that. So either of these is better: The committee ...

In British English, we can use either singular or plural, depending on whether we're considering the committee to be a single entity or a number of individuals.

4 мая 2010 г. · - "The committee was formed in 1978", because the statement relates to the committee as a single entity, a 'thing'. It was formed.

23 окт. 2016 г. · In some collective nouns (committee, audience, government, etc...) both plural and singular are accepted. I agree with Ecossaise's explanation: ...

13 окт. 2021 г. · Can I use "the whole" with "class", "commission", "committee" and other words below with either a singular or a plural verb? "The whole...