In a story about a local cooking competition, a journalist wrote, "All those who had gathered there to take part in the competition were given free aprons."
While editing, the journalist rewrote the same sentence as, "All the competing cooks were gifted with aprons." Which aspect of the writing did the writer correct while editing?
a) Wordiness
b) Verbs
c) Internal consistency
d) Grammar
ANS: a
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