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According to the custodian, the faucet was found broken subsequent to John's use of the restroom. Which choice best revises the sentence to reduce wordiness while retaining its meaning?

A) According to the custodian, the faucet was broken because of John.
B) According to the custodian, the faucet was broken after John used the restroom.
C) The custodian said he found the faucet was broken after John used the restroom.
D) The custodian said the faucet was found broken subsequent to John's use of the restroom.

Answer :

Actually the answer is *C*

Answer:

B)

Explanation:

Choices A,C,D are too wordy. Choice B grammatically correct and retains the meaning of the intended sentence; therefore,

according to the custodian, the faucet was broken after John used the restroom.

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