Shifts in Tense

For each of the following sentences, identify the phrase that contains an illogical shift in tense.

For help with this exercise, see section 24a of Focus on Reading and Writing.

  1. Question

    Up until the early twentieth century, people used oil from whales for a number of purposes—for example, they use it in lamps and to make soap, leather, and cloth—so whales were an important resource.

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  2. Question

    Before modern whaling ships were invented, hunters approach whales in small open boats and threw harpoons by hand.

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  3. Question

    Sailors originally had to bring whales to shore to process the oil, so whaling trips have to be short.

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  4. Question

    Then people developed methods to process whale oil on ships, and it become possible to hunt whales for as long as four years at a time.

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  5. Question

    In the nineteenth century, petroleum begins to take the place of whale oil for lighting, but the whaling industry continued into the twentieth century due to the demand for fat to use in soap, cosmetics, margarine, and other products.

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