(A) it was decided by the company manager to give her staff a raise
(B) the decision of the company manager was to give her staff a raise
(C) the company manager decided to give her staff a raise
(D) the staff was given a raise by the company manager
(E) a raise was given to the staff by the company manager
Solution:
Modifier*
A valid subject is needed after the comma. Thus, A, B, and D can be eliminated.
For correct meaning of the sentence, the subject should be “the company manager” and not “the staff”.
Thus, C is the best choice.
OG Solution:
Grammatically, the participial phrase beginning delighted must modify the subject of the main clause. Because it is the manager who was delighted, choice C, in which the company manager appears as the subject, is the best answer. Choices A, B, D, and E create illogical statements by using it, the decision, the staff, and a raise, respectively, as the sentence subject. Use of the passive voice in A, D, and E produces unnecessary wordiness, as does the construction the decision of the company manager was to in B.
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