young man ?

[whl626]

In spite of his aged appearance, his movements were as spirited as a young man.

Young man is wrong and it should be replaced with ' youngster ' , right ?

[Casiopea]

In spite of his aged appearance, his movements were as spirited as a young man.

Young man is wrong and it should be replaced with ' youngster ' , right ?

What about?

His movements were as spirited as (that of) a young man's (movements).

All the best, :D

[whl626]

In spite of his aged appearance, his movements were as spirited as a young man.

Young man is wrong and it should be replaced with ' youngster ' , right ?

What about?

His movements were as spirited as (that of) a young man's (movements).

All the best, :D

Aiya, I should have spotted it :P We can't compare a movement with a person. That's illogical :P But since the question only requires that we change the underlined word or phrase. I think

( His movements were as spirited as a young man's ) is fine, right ?

[Casiopea]

In spite of his aged appearance, his movements were as spirited as a young man.

Young man is wrong and it should be replaced with ' youngster ' , right ?

What about?

His movements were as spirited as (that of) a young man's (movements).

All the best, :D

Aiya, I should have spotted it :P We can't compare a movement with a person. That's illogical :P But since the question only requires that we change the underlined word or phrase. I think

( His movements were as spirited as a young man's ) is fine, right ?

That's correct. :D

Note that, the symbols (...) mean, optional.

All the best, :D