Question

what type of noun is committee

Answer 1

Patrick correctly pointed out that the plural pronoun they does not agree with its antecedent, the singular noun committee.Committee is a collective noun, just like jury, flock, herd, class, choir, team, family, and other words that refer to a single unit consisting of more than one person or thing

Answer 2

It's a collective noun. Because here committe represents the group of people.