Multiple choice

Direction: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Happy with the sales of the first quarter, it was decided by the boss to give her team a bonus.

  1. it was decided by the boss to give her team a bonus.

  2. the decision of her boss was to give her team a bonus.

  3. the boss decided to give her team a bonus.

  4. the team was given a bonus by her boss.

  5. a bonus was given to the team by the boss.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

(C): This sentence has an error of the modifier. It is the boss who is happy and not the “decision”, “team” or the “bonus”. Thus, C is the best choice.

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