Question

The National Park Service has many responsibilities.
Uhey must maintain and preserve national landmarks as well as the parks that millions visit each year. A
congressional committee is considering adding additional
funding for outdoor education. The committee debate how to fund their ambitious plans.

1)What type of error is present in the underlined
sentence?
A.The verb uses the incorrect tense.
B. A collective noun is given a plural verb.
C. A plural noun id given a singular verb.

Which revision fixes this error?
A. The committee debating funding carefully.
B. The committee debates funding carefully.
C. The committee debate it carefully.

Answer 1

Answer:

The type of error is Option B: A collective noun is given a plural verb.  The revision that fixes this error is Option B: The committee debates funding carefully.

Explanation:

In American English collective nouns can be either plural or singular, it depends on the context and whether the actors who are part of the committee in this instance are acting in unison at doing something, or all participating to accomplish the same goal.  In this case it is a collective noun acting in the singular because the members of the committee are all debating together, it is presumed at the same time and in the same space in this sentence. Therefore the verb should be in the singular form "The committee debates."  Other nouns that are collective are jury, family, and team, for example.

Answer 2

We can see that in:

1. The error present in the underlined is: B: A collective noun is given a plural verb.

2. To fix the error, the revision necessary is: B: The committee debates funding carefully.

What is error?

Error refers to a mistake that is made. It made as a result of when typing/writing or when making the statement. Errors are seen in sentences when words are misspelt or placed in a wrong word order.

We can actually see that the error present in the underlined sentence is: a collective noun is given a plural verb. This is actually wrong in English.

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