Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
The committee constitutes eleven persons from departments throughout the company.

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The sentence is most improved by changing constitutes to comprises. To comprise is to be made up of; the US comprises 50 states. You could say that eleven people, or persons, constitute a new committee, but the committee cannot constitute people.

Which Course of Action Most Improves the Following Sentence