Question

On her way back to college, Leslie had an odd sensation when she heard the burst of rubber and the steering wheel started shaking violently. (2) It was as if instinct immediately took control of her body. (3) Instead of Leslie panicking and slamming her foot onto the brake pedal, Leslie eased her foot off of the gas, and she used strong, but even motions to steer the car to the shoulder of the road. (4) This had never happened to her before. (5) Leslie knew what it was. (6) Her front, driver’s side tire had blown out. (7) Missy, her best friend, had one of her tires blow out on two different occasions. (8) Fortunately, Leslie’s mother had prepared her for this particular emergency.
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What is the most concise way to rewrite sentence 3?

(3) Instead of Leslie panicking and slamming her foot onto the brake pedal, Leslie eased her foot off of the gas, and she used strong, but even motions to steer the car to the shoulder of the road.
A.
Instead of panicking and slamming her foot onto the brake pedal, which might be a natural reaction, Leslie, without really thinking about it, eased off the gasoline pedal of the car she was driving and used strong motions like a body builder and even motions like a brick layer to steer the car to the side of the road, the part known as the shoulder.
B.
Not panicking and instead of slamming on her brake Leslie did something different. She eased off her gas. Then she used her strong and even motions. These motions steered her car to the road's shoulder.
C.
Instead of panicking like a crazy person and wildly slamming her foot onto the brake pedal of her car, Leslie decided to ease off the gas pedal and used her strength to maneuver the car with even motions, pulling the car to the shoulder of the road.
D.
Instead of panicking and slamming her brake pedal, Leslie eased off the gas and used strong, even motions to steer the car to the shoulder.

Answer 1

D. It is the most concise, clear, and grammatically correct option without added, inappropriate, or wordy material.