Read the sentence from Steve’s essay.At the end of the day, the final decision was made by the court, not by the land developer.

The original sentence uses “At the end of the day” as a wordy expression, and “final” already conveys that the decision came at the end. Choice C states the idea directly: “The court made the final decision, not the land developer.” The other choices retain unnecessary wording or sound awkward.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.