1. Mr. Hyesmith told Zach that a. Ms. Quinlan quit her job
b. He had fired Ms. Quinlan
c. Ms. Quinlan was on vacation
d. Ms. Quinlan was visiting her mother

a dictionary is the correct answer

the answer should be the first one. "many people find his lyrics very moving."

it by far makes the most grammatical sense and is very objective, removing any first person from the original sentence and keeping with the sentence fluency.

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