Question

The girls ran around the track during RE

Which substitution in diction would improve the sentence without changing its meaning best?
replace track with tree-lined neighborhood"
replace "RE" with the citywide track meet"
replace around with through
replace ran" with sprinted"

Answer 1

Replace ran with sprinted

Answer 2

The correct answer is replace ran" with sprinted."

Step-by-step explanation:

If the sentence used the first option, the meaning might change because track and three-lined neighborhood can have different meanings. The same happens with the second option. The third one is also incorrect because the prepositions around and through are different so the meaning would change because of the movement indicated by the preposition. Finally, to sprint means to run very fast, so the meaning wouldn't change and it would add a sense of hurry to the sentence, so it is the correct answer.