Who is the intended audience for this passage? A) English teachers B) the general public C) high school students D) foreign language teachers

The correct answer is C: high school students.

Explanation:

This passage is intended for high school students who have issues with correct English grammar usage. The author tries to explain to them why is important to know grammar rules and exceptions.

There are many clues which are indicating that the intended audience for this passage is high school students. In the first sentence, the author says: whenever a teacher says that you need to improve your grammar. In this case, the word teacher reveals to us that the passage is intended for the students. The author also says he/she also hated studying grammar when he/she was in school, so we can conclude that he/she tries to convince high school students to improve their grammar in order to become better readers, writers, listeners, and speakers.