Question

If the writer of this sentence wants to make his message more precise and powerful, which word should replace came?

A storm came through the town and destroyed houses, the local school, and the town’s new library.

proceeded

traveled

went

thrashed

Answer 1

To make the message more precise and powerful, the word "came" can be replaced with "thrashed." The revised sentence would read:

"A storm thrashed through the town and destroyed houses, the local school, and the town’s new library."

This choice conveys a stronger sense of destruction and chaos caused by the storm.