As she gazed across the plain, a smell filled her nostrils.

Question

Which phrase can replace smell to give the sentence a peaceful tone?

• clean scent
• foul odor
• putrid stench
• sickening stink

Answer 1

To give the sentence a peaceful tone, you can replace "smell" with "clean scent." The revised sentence would read:

"As she gazed across the plain, a clean scent filled her nostrils."