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EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood

EXERCISE 27–12Verb tense and mood

In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

Example

1 of 10

Last semester’s course in environmental studies gave me a new appreciation for how important the oceans were to our survival.

Last semester’s course in environmental studies gave me a new appreciation for how important the oceans are to our survival.

EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood - 1 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

2 of 10

I refused to pay for the baseball card when I discovered that it had been bent during shipping.

I refused to pay for the baseball card when I discovered that it was bent during shipping.

EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood - 2 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

3 of 10

We had been instructed to have finished our research proposals by October 15.

We had been instructed to finish our research proposals by October 15.

EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood - 3 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

4 of 10

When we were running to catch the bus, I had realized that my cell phone was still on the kitchen table.

When we were running to catch the bus, I realized that my cell phone was still on the kitchen table.

EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood - 4 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

5 of 10

If my grandfather were alive today, he would be appalled by the amount of debt that the average American has.

If my grandfather was alive today, he would be appalled by the amount of debt that the average American has.

EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood - 5 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

6 of 10

In Dave Eggers’s novel What Is the What, the main character recounts stories from his childhood in Sudan during the civil war of 1983–2005.

In Dave Eggers’s novel What Is the What, the main character recounted stories from his childhood in Sudan during the civil war of 1983–2005.

EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood - 6 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

7 of 10

As usual, Monica fell asleep by the time the movie ended.

As usual, Monica had fallen asleep by the time the movie ended.

EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood - 7 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

8 of 10

As I kept watch over the sauce, Emilia rolled out the dough.

As I kept watch over the sauce, Emilia had rolled out the dough.

EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood - 8 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

9 of 10

Caitlin seems to forget the study group meeting.

Caitlin seems to have forgotten the study group meeting.

EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood - 9 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

10 of 10

James insisted that we stayed in his “spare room,” which was really just an oversized closet.

James insisted that we stay in his “spare room,” which was really just an oversized closet.

EXERCISE 27–12 Verb tense and mood - 10 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence in which the verb tense or mood is correct. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.