Question

Which revision best corrects the inappropriate shift in mood in sentence 8?
A. Prevent hunger later in the day: people should eat a protein-carbohydrate combo, such as an egg sandwich, in the morning.
B. You prevent hunger later in the day if you were to eat a protein-carbohydrate combo, such as an egg sandwich, in the morning.
C. You are preventing hunger later in the day if you would eat a protein-carbohydrate combo, such as an egg sandwich, in the morning.
D. Prevent hunger later in the day: Eat a protein-carbohydrate combo, such as an egg sandwich, in the morning.

Answer 1

D

Option D keeps the imperative mood consistent ("Prevent...: Eat..."), avoiding the awkward or mismatched conditional/declarative forms used in A–C.