A. The team, B. was confident about their strategy, C. and hoped it, D. would succeed
- AThe team
- Bwas confident about their strategy
- Cand hoped it
- Dwould succeed
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Concept: A collective noun acting as one unit takes a singular verb and a singular pronoun throughout the sentence.
- Verb used is 'was' and later the team is called 'it' → the team is treated as ONE unit.
- So 'their strategy' clashes; use 'its strategy'.
- Corrected part B: was confident about its strategy.
Trick: Check the verb and the later pronoun first – whichever number they show (singular here), every pronoun for that noun must follow it.
Answer: (B) was confident about their strategy
अवधारणा: जब collective noun एक इकाई की तरह काम करे, तो verb और pronoun दोनों singular होंगे।
- वाक्य में 'was' और बाद में 'it' आया है – यानी team को एक इकाई माना गया है।
- इसलिए 'their' (plural) गलत है, सही रूप 'its strategy' है।
- भाग B का सही रूप: was confident about its strategy।
ट्रिक: पहले verb और बाद वाला pronoun देखें – वही संख्या (singular/plural) पूरे वाक्य में बनी रहनी चाहिए।
उत्तर: (B) was confident about their strategy
