Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Luck served him so well that what shots were wildly aimed at him, as he dashed by, went wide of striking him.

  1. Luck served him so well that what shots were wildly aimed at him

  2. Luck served him so well that whatever shots were wildly aimed at him

  3. Luck served him so well that what shots were aimed wildly at him

  4. Luck served him well enough that what shots were wildly aimed at him

  5. Luck served him so well that what shots were aimed at him wildly

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): The sentence has error of incorrect diction. 'What' needs to be replaced with 'whatever'.

Justification for (2): 'What' needs to be replaced with 'whatever'. This option rectifies the error.

Explanation for (3): The option does not rectify the error of idiomatic usage and also introduces error of modifier (by replacing 'wildly aimed' by 'aimed wildly').
Explanation for (4): The option changes the structure of the sentence but does not rectify the error of idiomatic usage. Explanation for (5): The option changes the order of words but does not rectify the error of diction.