Identify the grammatically correct sentence regarding advanced noun usage rules:

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A The police has caught the thief.
B The scenery of the Himalayas are beautiful.
C The news is true.
D I bought two dozens bananas.

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Answer: C. The news is true.

Answer: (c) The news is true.
Explanation: Certain nouns like "news," "mathematics," and "politics" look plural but are inherently uncountable and take a singular verb. "Scenery" is uncountable and takes a singular verb ("is"), "police" is a collective plural that takes a plural verb ("have"), and "dozen" remains singular when preceded by a specific number.

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