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EXERCISE 27–10 Verb tense and mood

EXERCISE 27–10Verb tense and mood

In each pair, click on the sentence that has no error in the use of verb tense and mood.

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Example

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Question

In Cervantes’s novel, Don Quixote was an idealist ill suited for life in the real world.

In Cervantes’s novel, Don Quixote is an idealist ill suited for life in the real world.

EXERCISE 27–10 Verb tense and mood - 1 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that has no error in the use of verb tense and mood.

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Question

Visiting the technology museum inspired the high school seniors and had reminded them that science could be fun.

Visiting the technology museum inspired the high school seniors and reminded them that science could be fun.

EXERCISE 27–10 Verb tense and mood - 2 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that has no error in the use of verb tense and mood.

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Question

I would like to have been on the Mayflower but not to have experienced the first winter.

I would have liked to have been on the Mayflower but not to have experienced the first winter.

EXERCISE 27–10 Verb tense and mood - 3 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that has no error in the use of verb tense and mood.

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Question

When the director yelled “Action!” I forgot my lines, even though I had practiced my part every waking hour for three days.

When the director yelled “Action!” I forgot my lines, even though I practiced my part every waking hour for three days.

EXERCISE 27–10 Verb tense and mood - 4 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that has no error in the use of verb tense and mood.

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Question

If midday naps were a regular practice in American workplaces, employees will be far more productive.

If midday naps were a regular practice in American workplaces, employees would be far more productive.

EXERCISE 27–10 Verb tense and mood - 5 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that has no error in the use of verb tense and mood.