Its vs Their: Jury made its decision. vs Jury were divided in their opinion.

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Hi guys

I am having a problem regarding some pronuns like ‘ITS vs THEIR’ in sentences like

1.The jury made its decision.
2.The jury were divided in their opnion.

Now here i am unable to decide what should be used …

and secondly i have got some ambiguities regarding ‘THEM VS THEY’

We scored as many goals as THEY/THEM
None so blind as THEY/THEM that will not see.

If u can elaborate on my question it would be very helpful

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§ 20. collective noun
Some nouns, like committee, clergy, enemy, group, family, and team, refer to a group but are singular in form. These nouns are called collective nouns. In American usage, a collective noun takes a singular verb when it refers to the collection considered as a whole, as in The family was united on this question or The enemy is suing for peace. It takes a plural verb when it refers to the members of the group considered as individuals, as in My family are always fighting among themselves or The enemy were showing up in groups of three or four to turn in their weapons. In British usage, collective nouns are more often treated as plurals: The government have not announced a new policy. The team are playing in the test matches next week.
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We scored as many goals as THEY did.
None is so blind as THEY are.

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Thank you for your reply

i gt your point

but what about this

The committee decided the matter without leaving their seats.

Thanks

Cheers

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In British usage, collective nouns are more often treated as plurals.
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