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The use of which of the following phrases will result in the most effective version of the given sentence?

The watershed group’s board announced their anonymous approval of the new contract during the quarterly membership meeting.
  1. their anonymous approval
  2. its anonymous approval
  3. their unanimous approval
  4. its unanimous approval
Explanation
Answer: D - The use of the phrase “its unanimous approval” results in the most effective version of the given sentence. In the original sentence, the pronoun their does not agree in number with its antecedent board and should be changed to its. Anonymousappears to be used inappropriately, and therefore it should be changed to unanimous.
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