Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: wherever it may lead.
Explanation:
Given data
Concept / Approach
A plural antecedent requires a plural pronoun and verb: ‘‘wherever they may lead.’’ Even if one treats ‘‘data’’ as a mass noun informally, the coordination with ‘‘hunches’’ keeps the reference plural.
Correction
‘‘… hunches and … data, wherever they may lead.’’
Verification
The clause now agrees in number and reads naturally.
Final Answer
wherever it may lead.
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