(1) Lisa sat alone at a table in Sunny Café. (2) She flipped her wrist to check her watch. (3) 11:55. (4) Barbara should be arriving any minute. (5) Lisa looked up and saw her sister sashaying down the aisle between the tables. (6) Barbara commanded prolonged glances from the other customers who wore a pink and yellow polka-dotted dress.

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(7) “Hi, sis,” she said. (8) “I’m glad you were able to get away from work to meet me.”
(9) “It was hard because we are working on a big project, but I told the team that I just had to go. (10) Personal business.”
(11) The waiter stopped by and took the two women’s orders.
(12) “So how was your recent trip to Hawaii?” Barbara asked. (13) Lisa was telling Barbara about Hawaii when her phone rang.
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What is the best way to revise sentence 6?
A.
Barbara commanded prolonged glances from whoever wore a pink and yellow polka-dotted dress the other customers.
B.
Barbara, whom wore a pink and yellow polka-dotted dress, commanded prolonged glances from the other customers.
C.
Barbara commanded prolonged glances from the other customers whom wore a pink and yellow polka-dotted dress.
D.
Barbara, who wore a pink and yellow polka-dotted dress, commanded prolonged glances from the other customers.

Answer 1

The best way to revise sentence 6 is:

D. Barbara, who wore a pink and yellow polka-dotted dress, commanded prolonged glances from the other customers.

This option grammatically corrects the sentence by using "who" instead of "whom," which is appropriate in this context, and it also clearly states that Barbara is the one wearing the dress.