Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
After the closed-door meeting had ended, a few off-hand remarks inferred that I would be passed over for a promotion.
A)Remove the hyphen from closed-door.
B)Remove the word over.
C)Change inferred to implied.
D)Change the comma to a semicolon.

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The sentence is most improved by changing inferred to implied. To infer is to arrive at a conclusion from limited information. To imply is to suggest something without saying it explicitly. The speaker may have inferred, but the remarks implied.

Which Course of Action Most Improves the Following Sentence