Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
"Once it became clear that the hedge fund had been involved in some dirty deals, the SEC sent an auditor to pour over the company's books."
A)Change pour to pore.
B)Change auditor to adjudicator.
C)Capitalize hedge fund.
D)Change the comma to a semicolon.

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The sentence is most improved by changing pour to pore. To pour is to cause a liquid to run; to pore over something is to examine it very carefully, while looking for accounting tricks for instance.

Which Course of Action Most Improves the Following Sentence