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John Lewis was a Congressman and a civil rights activist. What should be changed in this sentence?

A. Change Congressman to congressman.
B. Change civil rights to Civil Rights.
C. Insert a comma after congressman.
D. Make no change.

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Final answer:

The correct change needed in the sentence about John Lewis would be to lowercase the word 'Congressman,' making the corrected sentence: 'John Lewis was a congressman and a civil rights activist.'

Step-by-step explanation:

In the sentence, "John Lewis was a Congressman and a civil rights activist," there is a requirement for a grammatical correction.

The term Congressman should be changed to lowercase, as it is not a proper noun in this context. However, the phrase civil rights is correctly written in lowercase since it is not the formal name of a specific legislation or a unique movement but rather a general term. Therefore, the correct answer to what should be changed is A. Change Congressman to congressman.

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