Question

which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable? at first, brazilian chef alex atala opened his restaurant in são paulo in 1999, people told him hed never succeed. no change years ago, when delete the underlined portion

Explanation:

To determine the correct choice, we analyze the sentence structure. The original "At first" doesn't logically connect the two clauses ("Brazilian chef Alex Atala opened his restaurant... " and "people told him he'd never succeed"). "When" is a subordinating conjunction that can introduce a time - related subordinate clause, making the sentence "When Brazilian chef Alex Atala opened his restaurant in São Paulo in 1999, people told him he'd never succeed" grammatically correct and logically coherent. "Years ago" would make the sentence structure incorrect as it doesn't properly connect the clauses, and deleting the underlined portion or leaving it as "No Change" also results in an ill - formed sentence.

Answer:

C. When