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Sentence Correction 14 / 50

Choose the option that best corrects the grammatical or logical error in the underlined fragment.

The manager decided to return back to the drawing board, hoping to reconsider the entire project from its nascent stages after the disastrous first presentation.

A. (No change)
B. return to the drawing board, hoping to reconsider the entire project from its nascent stages
C. go back to the drawing board, in hopes of reconsidering the entire project from its nascent stages
D. returning to the drawing board, hoping to reconsider the entire project from its nascent stages

1. Identification of Error: Redundancy and Potential Parallelism Error.
2. Grammatical Rule: The verb "return" inherently means "to go back"; therefore, the word "back" is redundant when used with "return." Additionally, infinitive phrases following a decision verb ('decided to...') must maintain parallelism.
3. Option Elimination:
A. Incorrect – Contains the redundancy "return back."
B. Correct – "return to the drawing board" correctly removes the redundancy and maintains the correct grammatical structure and meaning, aligning with the "decided to [verb]" construction.
C. Incorrect – While "go back" corrects the redundancy, "in hopes of reconsidering" is less concise and slightly more verbose than "hoping to reconsider," making it a less preferred option in formal writing.
D. Incorrect – This option introduces a grammatical error by breaking the parallel structure with "decided to" (it should be "decided to return," not "decided to returning").

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