2012-05-14 09:00:22

At the Department of Motor Vehicles, they told Carlos that he needed to fill out the proper paperwork before he could renew his driver's license.

(A) they told Carlos that he needed to fill out the proper paperwork before he could renew his driver's license.
(B) they told Carlos that he needed to fill out the proper paperwork before renewing his driver's license.
(C) Carlos was told he needed to fill out the proper paperwork before he could renew his driver's license.
(D) they told Carlos he needed to fill out the proper paperwork and renew his driver's license.
(E) Carlos was told to fill out the proper paperwork in order to be renewing his driver's license.

The correct answer is C

Explanation: As written, this sentence contains a pronoun error. The plural pronoun "they" lacks a clear antecedent. There is no indication given in the sentence who "they" references, and, presumably, only one person would have given Carlos any instructions. Choice (C) corrects this by getting rid of "they" altogether, which works since "they" is completely unnecessary.