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Sentence:  The Detroit Tigers lost its first eleven games of the season in 2002.

This sentence is correct because the team of the Detroit Tigers is singular because they are one team making the singular pronoun its, the correct way to use the sentence. 




4)  The audience burst out in applause, clapping their hands as the play came to a close.

   
a)  This sentence is correct.
   
b)  This sentence is incorrect.