Chapter 34. Exercise S4-4

34.1 Section Title

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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise S4-4
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In each pair, click on the version of the passage that does not have shifts in verb tense.

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Example

Question 34.1

Correct. The verbs are consistently in the past tense.
For more help, see section S4-b.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the past tense (thought, were) to the present (pick up, find).
For more help, see section S4-b.
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Question 34.2

Correct. The verbs is and has are both present tense.
For more help, see section S4-b.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the present-tense verb is to the past-tense verb had.
For more help, see section S4-b.
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Question 34.3

Correct. The verbs identify and do are both present tense.
For more help, see section S4-b.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the present-tense verb identify to the past-tense verb did.
For more help, see section S4-b.
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Question 34.4

Correct. The verbs is and treat are both present tense (the tense used to describe fictional events).
For more help, see section S4-b.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the present-tense verb is to the past-tense verb treated. Fictional events should be consistently described in the present tense.
For more help, see section S4-b.
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Question 34.5

Correct. Learns and has been accepted are both present forms.
For more help, see section S4-b.
Sorry. The sentence begins in the past (learned, had) and shifts to the present perfect has been accepted. Fictional events should be consistently described as if they were happening in the present.
For more help, see section S4-b.
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Question 34.6

Correct. Because fictional events should be consistently described as if they were happening in the present, the present-tense verbs is and makes are correct.
For more help, see section S4-b.
Sorry. Because fictional events should be consistently described as if they were happening in the present, the verb made should be makes.
For more help, see section S4-b.
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Question 34.7

Correct. Because fictional events should be described as if they were happening in the present, the verbs has and encounters are correct.
For more help, see section S4-b.
Sorry. Because fictional events should be described as if they were happening in the present, the verb encountered should be encounters.
For more help, see section S4-b.
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Question 34.8

Correct. The verbs are consistently in the past tense.
For more help, see section S4-b.
Sorry. The sentences shift from the past tense (were, wanted) to the present (becomes).
For more help, see section S4-b.
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Question 34.9

Correct. The verbs appeals and find are both present tense.
For more help, see section S4-b.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the present (appeals) to the past (found).
For more help, see section S4-b.
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Question 34.10

Correct. The verbs are consistently in the present tense.
For more help, see section S4-b.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the present (has) to the past (were).
For more help, see section S4-b.
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