Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

High school reunions are usually looked forward to by alumni that have worked hard since graduation and now consider themselves successful.
A . High school reunions are usually looked forward to by alumni that have worked hard since graduation and now consider themselves successful.
B . High school reunions are usually looked forward to by alumni who have worked hard since graduation and now consider themselves successful.
C . Alumni who have worked hard since graduation and now consider themselves successful usually look forward to high school reunions.
D . Alumnus that have worked hard since graduation and now consider themselves successful usually look forward to high school reunions.
E . High school reunions are usually looked forward to by alumni that have worked hard since graduation and now consider yourselves successful.

Answer: C

Explanation:

The problem with this sentence is that it uses the passive voice and a mistaken pronoun to refer to people (i.e. that). Choice “Alumni who have worked hard since graduation and now consider themselves successful usually look forward to high school reunions” and choice “Alumnus that have worked hard since graduation and now consider themselves successful usually look forward to high school reunions” change the passive voice to the active voice by writing that the alumni commit the action, rather than writing that the action was committed by the alumni. Also, choice “Alumnus that have worked hard since graduation and now consider themselves successful usually look forward to high school reunions” mistakenly changes “alumni” (plural) to “alumnus” (singular). Choice “Alumni who have worked hard since graduation and now consider themselves successful usually look forward to high school reunions” is the best choice because “alumni” is plural as it should be based on the logic of the sentence (not just one person looks forward to high school reunions) and the active voice is properly implemented.