Question

Read this sentence:

When the game acted buggy, it made me angry.
What is the best rewrite of the sentence?
A. The game angered me over its bugginess.
B. The anger came from the game's bugginess.
C. The buggy game made me angry.
D. The game's bugginess angered me.

Answer 1

The best rewrite of the sentence is the following one: The game's bugginess angered me. That is, sentence D. A and B are semantically odd and therefore could be improved. With respect to C, this sentence makes it look as though the bugginess is a state of the game, not a transitory characteristic.

D is by far the most idiomatic sentence of the drop up menu and the one that also reflects the same meaning as the original.

Answer 2

The best way to rewrite this sentence is answer choice D. The game's bugginess angered me. This answer choice is the best rewrite because it shortens the sentence in a way that flows well and makes the most sense. Answer choice A. is structured decently, but does not flow as well as choice D. Answer choice B. is grammatically incorrect. Answer choice C. makes sense, but also is not written as efficiently as choice D. because it lacks fluidity.