An interagency science committee have been issuingtechnical recommendations about everything from computer modeling to remotesensing in the Everglades.
An interagency science committee has been issuingtechnical recommendations about everything from computer modeling to remotesensing in the Everglades.
--Norman Boucher, "Back to the Everglades," Technological Review (modified)
Use a plural verb when the sentence emphasizes that the individuals are actingseparately.
The team congratulates each other whenever they win acompetition.
The team congratulate each other whenever they win acompetition.
The best solution is to emphasize that you are focusing on individual members ofa collective noun by adding the word members:
The team members congratulate each other whenever theywin a competition.
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