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Question 7 • CA-English Language Arts 12 B – 1744

Cassidy does not know for which course she will register.How could a writer best revise the above sentence to avoid overly formal language?

Answer
A
Cassidy does not know which course she will register for.
B
Cassidy does not know for which course she will choose to register.
C
Cassidy does not know for what course she will register.

Explanation

“Register for” is the natural, everyday phrasing in this sentence. Choice A keeps the meaning while placing “for” at the end, which sounds less formal than the inverted phrasing “for which course” in the original. Choice B keeps that formal structure and adds unnecessary words; choice C is also awkwardly formal.

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