GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: If he was not trying to hit the ball too hard

A-The 'if' clause should take the past tense plural verb 'were' or past perfect verb in order to convey an unreal condition.
'with that shot alone' is incorrectly placed.
B-Error 2 is corrected but error 1 remains.
C-Error 1 is corrected but error 2 remains.
E-It repeats word 'hitting' and uses 'should' in place of 'would'.

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