Question

11) Fortunately, the boy was thrown on the farther side of his pony, which received the full force of the second attack

Read the passage. Look at the underlined section marked number (11). There may be a mistake in the way the sentence is written. If you find a mistake, choose the answer that corrects the mistake. If there is no mistake, choose ‘Correct as is.’

A) Correct as is
B) Instead, the boy was thrown on the farther side of his pony, which received the full force of the second attack.
C) Nevertheless, the boy was thrown on the farther side of his pony, which received the full force of the second attack.
D) For instance, the boy was thrown on the farther side of his pony, which received the full force of the second attack.

Answer 1

I believe the correct answer is A. Correct as is.
The text tells us the story of how the boy tried to help a maddened buffalo, but when it 'tossed its head sidewise, the boy and the horse were whirled into the air.' Thus, it is fortunate that the pony instead of the boy was hurt, although both were quite unlucky.