Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
"Even though he seemed generous, his actions were, in the end, self-serving."
A)Remove the hyphen from self-serving.
B)Remove the first comma.
C)Change even though to despite.
D)Fix the misplaced modifier.

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The sentence is most improved by removing the hyphen. A compound adjective should be hyphenated when it comes before the noun or phrase it is modifying, but not when it comes after.

Which Course of Action Most Improves the Following Sentence