Below are 5 ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing. Select the phrasing that results in the most effective sentence. Please provide supporting reason(s) for your answer.
There are so many erroneous decisions that are made by the committee chair; if I was to suggest an improvement for that committee, it would be to replace her with a more experienced committee member.
A. if I was to suggest an improvement for that committee, it would be to replace her
B. if I was to suggest an improvement for them, it would be to replace her
C. if I were to suggest an improvement for that committee, it would be to replace her
D. if I were to suggest an improvement for them, it would be to replace her
E. if I was to suggest an improvement for it, it would be to replace her
Submission is closed.
Billie's answer: The underlined "was" should be "were" because this is a hypothetical situation. Only C) and D) use "were". In answer D), "them" refers to "committee", which is grammatically incorrect because "committee" is singular and "them" is plural. This means that C) is the only correct answer.
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