Committee is a collective noun treated as singular in British English; hence 'has' is correct instead of 'have'.
The correct form of past conditional is 'If + had + past participle', so 'had known' is correct.
Laudable means worthy of praise. Reprehensible means deserving criticism or disapproval, making it the opposite.
Pernicious means having a harmful effect in a subtle way; destructive yet seemingly innocent.
A) The researcher discovered a new species of butterfly.
B) She spent months in the rainforest collecting samples.
C) Her findings were published in a prestigious journal.
D) This discovery opened new avenues for conservation efforts.
The logical sequence is: preparation (B) → discovery (A) → publication (C) → impact (D).
Meticulous means showing great attention to detail and care. Painstaking conveys the same meaning of careful, thorough work.
With 'neither...nor', when the second noun is plural (employees), the verb should be plural ('were').
Obfuscate means to deliberately make something unclear, confusing, or difficult to understand.
The passage directly states the civilization 'flourished due to' trade routes, indicating their importance to prosperity.
A pragmatic (practical, realistic) approach to problem-solving would earn professional respect, unlike whimsical or frivolous approaches.
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