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Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

After the closed-door meeting had ended, a few off-hand remarks inferred that I would be passed over for a promotion.

Remove the hyphen from closed-door.
Remove the word over.
Change inferred to implied.
Change the comma to a semicolon.

Explanation

Answer: C - The sentence is most improved by changing inferred to implied. To infer is to arrive at a conclusion from limited information. To imply is to suggest something without saying it explicitly. The speaker may have inferred, but the remarks implied.

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