This has the effect of efficiently delivering information that would take much too long to play out using dialogue:

Consider the statement that appeared in an article on an online news site: "Consent of both the parties are needed before we can record anything that is said in our presence." Which grammar rule does this statement violate?

a) Agreement b) Voice c) Preposition d) Punctuation

Women's defensive strategies for reducing embarrassment and maintaining privacy boundaries include

A) laughing at themselves. B) questioning the situation. C) criticizing themselves. D) retreating from the situation. E) redefining what happened.