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Category - Composition

Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Whoever is chosen for the scholarship will receive four years of full tuition.
  1. Change whoever to whomever.
  2. Hyphenate four years.
  3. Write four as 4.
  4. Remove the word of.
Explanation
Answer: A - The sentence is most improved by changing whoever to whomever. This sentence is written in passive voice because the person or people choosing are not specified. The person chosen is the object, not the subject, so whomever is correct.
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