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28 cze 2007 · "The committee were divided in their opinion regarding this issue." My book explains it as "Committee is used as a plural noun here, since each one has a different opinion", but would it be wrong to say: "The committee was divided in its opinion regarding this issue."
committee 既可以做普通名词，即强调委员会成员这个个体，也可作集体名词，强调委员会所有成员这个集体。 强调由很多人一起选举产生的委员会。强调非政府的委员会吧。（a group of people who are chosen, usually by a larger group, to make decisions or to deal with a particular subject）
2 lut 2009 · Hello, Here's the context: a new committee has been created in a company. A consultant is invited to provide a one-day training (for the members of the committee) in/on the missions and operation of the committee. Could you please tell me which preposition is right? Many thanks!
3 paź 2013 · The committee has met and they have reached a decision. or The committee has met and it has reached a decision. Are they both correct?
15 gru 2005 · b) The committee was dedicated to keep the nation out of the war. (incorrect) is that in a) 'to' is a preposition with the meaning 'in order to', whereas in b) 'to' is the particle of the infinitive 'to keep'. If we recast, the difference becomes more apparent: a) To play rugby nowadays, one needs to be dedicated. (correct)
22 sty 2012 · "In the party" can be correct -- but not in the way you want to use it. The word "party" can also mean "a specific group of people", and if used that way (which you were not doing), one can speak of being "in" a party.
17 lut 2012 · There is no reason why an experienced politician or a senior pubic servant should be particularly nervous before speaking to a House Committee, and it being a formal occasion makes no difference. Each used his idiolect. English speakers share a common language but they do not have a homogenous language. Their usage is a personal characteristic.
5 lis 2009 · Hi ALL, First, I choose the right answer for the test below. But my friend asked me two further questions, and I can't explain! 1. Why use remains instead of remain in the sentence? 2. If the original verb is changed to the "Be Verb", which one is correct, is or are? (I think "There still are...
1 sty 2019 · He was elected chair of the committee. She was appointed secretary to the managing director. They were voted (as) representatives of the company. He was made a delegate to the international congress. Are these the kind of examples you want?
25 cze 2009 · think: Chris asked members to start thinking about the Club's development plan which will be a working document for the Committee to continue. talk: Gordon Brown started talking tough this week about standing up to the unions over pensions. write: In September 2003 we started writing a bid to Youth Music for a further year of funding.
