4. Alec is hired as a senior analyst at Tech Research Institute and is assigned to a project with four
other researchers. He soon realizes that two of his teammates do not see eye-to-eye on many
issues. Far from being solved, the situation escalates over the next couple of months. This
bothers Alec a great deal because he is expected to coordinate his work with them. He decides to
speak to his manager about the problem and seek his advice. In this example, communication is
being used ________.
(A)informally
(B)to inform
(C)to motivate
(D) to control