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Choose the option that best corrects the grammatical or logical error in the underlined fragment. Despite reports indicating a significant decline in quarterly profits, the corporation's executive board, after extensive internal discussions, decided that their primary objective was to prioritize long-term market share over immediate fiscal gains. A. (No change) B. its primary objective C. their primary objectives D. its primary objectives
1. Identification of Error: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. 2. Grammatical Rule: A collective noun, such as 'executive board', takes a singular pronoun when the group is acting as a single, unified entity. Here, the board "decided" on one "primary objective," indicating singular action. 3. Option Elimination: A. Incorrect — 'their' is a plural pronoun, but 'the corporation's executive board' functions as a singular antecedent in this context. B. Correct — 'its' is a singular pronoun that correctly agrees with the singular collective noun 'executive board'. C. Incorrect — Maintains the incorrect plural pronoun 'their' and introduces an unnecessary pluralization of 'objectives'. D. Incorrect — Introduces an unnecessary pluralization of 'objectives' and, while using 'its', the plural noun is not supported by the context of a single 'primary objective'.
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