Correct the following sentences

The committee is discussing the proposal.

This correction addresses a common issue with collective nouns. A collective noun (like committee, team, family, audience, government) refers to a group of individuals.

When the collective noun acts as a single, unified entity performing an action, it takes a singular verb. In this case, "the committee" is acting as one body to discuss the proposal.

However, if the members of the group are acting as individuals or showing disagreement, then a plural verb would be appropriate. For example: "The committee are divided on the issue." This distinction is crucial for maintaining proper subject-verb agreement in formal writing, which is often tested in job-related English proficiency exams.

Have you ever been to Cox Bazar?

The original sentence contains a grammatical error in the use of the verb form. In the present perfect tense, which is indicated by "Have you ever...", the main verb must be in its past participle form. The past participle of the verb "to be" is "been", not "being". "Being" is the present participle form and is typically used in continuous tenses (e.g., "He is being rude") or as a gerund/noun.

Therefore, the correct structure for forming questions in the present perfect tense about visiting a place is "Have you ever been to [place]?" This phrase means 'Have you visited [place] at any point in your life and returned from there?'

When two or more singular subjects are joined by "or" or "nor", the verb must be singular. In this sentence, both "He" and "Sunny" are singular subjects. The general rule for subject-verb agreement with "or" or "nor" is that the verb agrees with the subject that is closest to it.

In the given sentence, "Sunny" is the subject closest to the verb. Since "Sunny" is singular, the verb should also be singular ("is") to maintain subject-verb agreement.

The phrase "despite of" is grammatically incorrect in standard English. The correct usage is either "despite" or "in spite of".

    
• Despite is a preposition and is followed directly by a noun, pronoun, or a gerund (-ing form of a verb). It means 'without being affected by' or 'notwithstanding'. For example: Despite the bad weather, they went hiking. or Despite having little money, they are happy.
    
• In spite of is a three-word prepositional phrase that means the same as "despite," and it always includes "of." For example: In spite of the bad weather, they went hiking. or In spite of having little money, they are happy.

Both "despite" and "in spite of" are used to introduce a contrasting idea or a concession, similar to "although" or "even though," but they are followed by a noun phrase or a gerund, not a full clause (subject + verb).

The original sentence, "Al Amin is brave than his friends," contains a grammatical error related to the use of comparative adjectives. When comparing two individuals or entities using the conjunction "than," the adjective must be in its comparative form.

The adjective "brave" is in the positive degree. Its comparative form is "braver." Therefore, to correctly express the comparison that Al Amin possesses the quality of bravery to a greater extent than his friends, the comparative adjective "braver" must be used.

This rule is fundamental in English grammar for constructing accurate comparisons between nouns or pronouns.