Question

One day, a boy walked to his friend’s house.

Which substitution in diction would best improve the setting in the sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence?


replace “day” with “warm afternoon”

replace “a boy” with “Cameron”

replace “walked” with “drove”

replace “house” with “school”

Answer 1

replace “day” with “warm afternoon”

Answer 2

Answer: replace “day” with “warm afternoon”

Substituting "day" with "warm afternoon" gives us more information about the characteristics of the day, which is part of the setting of the story. Also, it does not change the meaning of the sentence.

Option B is not related to setting, while options C and D would significantly change the meaning of the sentence.