The correct answer is A. We practiced for the debate and many arguments were rehearsed.
As you can see in this sentence, in the first part the pronoun <em>we </em>is used, and in the latter part, that pronoun just disappears and the sentence suddenly becomes passive rather than active. The shift isn't done properly - it is rather awkward. The other options are consistent - they use only one voice rather than two (like in sentence A).
Answer:
Lean means to actually rest your physical wait against something, yet in this sentence it means to depend on someone. If this doesn't make sense listen to to song lean on me and you will understand.
Explanation:
I'm not sure I'm reading this right but if the question is "what is a synonym for dictated" then, "ordered" could be a good word to use.
sorry if I read the question wrong!