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read this sentence.
the rude behavior of the customer service representative was the cause of my decision to quit doing business with the company.
what is the best way to edit this sentence to make it more concise and effective?
the extremely rude behavior of the customer service representative
○ was the cause of my decision to quit doing business with the
company.
the rude behavior of the customer service representative was the
○ cause of my decision to take my business elsewhere and quit doing
business with the company.
her rude behavior was the cause of my decision to quit doing
○ business with them.
the customer service representative’s rude behavior caused me to
○ quit doing business with the company.

Explanation:

To make the sentence concise and effective, we need to reduce wordiness while preserving the meaning. Let's analyze each option:

• The first option adds "extremely" which is unnecessary and doesn't make it more concise.
• The second option adds redundant phrasing "to take my business elsewhere and" which makes it wordier.
• The third option changes "the customer service representative" to "Her" and "the company" to "them", which might introduce ambiguity and isn't the most concise.
• The fourth option rephrases the sentence to be more direct: "The customer service representative’s rude behavior caused me to quit doing business with the company." It eliminates the wordy "was the cause of my decision" and conveys the same meaning more succinctly.

Answer:

D. The customer service representative’s rude behavior caused me to quit doing business with the company.