(1) One day, Sam and his dog Max went to the park to play. (2) They were excited because it was a sunny day. (3) Sam brought his favorite ball, but he forgot to bring water. (4) Max ran around chasing butterflies and Sam threw the ball as far as he could. (5) Sam and Max were at the park playing and having fun. (6) They both had so much fun they didn't realize how hot it was getting.

Question

(1) One day, Sam and his dog Max went to the park to play.  (2) They were excited because it was a sunny day.  (3) Sam brought his favorite ball, but he forgot to bring water.  (4) Max ran around chasing butterflies and Sam threw the ball as far as he could.  (5) Sam and Max were at the park playing and having fun.  (6) They both had so much fun they didn't realize how hot it was getting.

(7) After a while, Sam started to feel thirsty and noticed that Max was panting heavily. (8) Suddenly, he decided it was time to go home.  (9) On the way back, they stopped by a nearby store to buy some water.  (10) However, Sam didn't have any money with him, so he had to ask the cashier if he could pay later.  (11) The cashier agreed.  (12) Sam promised to return soon.

(13) When Sam and Max finally got home, they were both very tired.  (14) Sam gave Max a big bowl of water and drank some himself.  (15) Then they both took a nap on the couch.  (16) Sam worried about how he would need to plan better next time, so he wouldn’t forget next time.

The word worried is not the most appropriate word to use in sentence 16. Which word should replace worried in this sentence?
embraced

shuddered

pondered

reminisced

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The word "pondered" would be the most appropriate replacement for "worried" in sentence 16. It conveys the idea of thinking about how to plan better for the future without the negative connotation that "worried" carries.

So, the revised sentence would be: "Sam pondered how he would need to plan better next time, so he wouldn’t forget next time."