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