Illogical Shifts

Illogical Shifts

The following sentences contain illogical shifts in tense, person, or voice. For each, identify the type of shift—person, tense, or voice.

For help with this exercise, see Chapter 26.

Question

1. The nearly extinct giant pandas are being saved by the Wolong National Nature Reserve; this preserve dedicates itself to creating the right environment for the pandas.

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Illogical Shifts: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in tense, person, or voice. For each, identify the type of shift—person, tense, or voice. - 1. The nearly extinct giant pandas are being saved by the Wolong National Nature Reserve; this preserve dedicates itself to creating the right environment for the pandas.

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2. Pandas eat only bamboo, but you do not get much nutrition from it.

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Illogical Shifts: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in tense, person, or voice. For each, identify the type of shift—person, tense, or voice. - 2. Pandas eat only bamboo, but you do not get much nutrition from it.

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3. They particularly like tender new shoots, but full-grown bamboo is also eaten by them.

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Illogical Shifts: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in tense, person, or voice. For each, identify the type of shift—person, tense, or voice. - 3. They particularly like tender new shoots, but full-grown bamboo is also eaten by them.

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4. They eat about one hundred pounds of bamboo a day, which was about half their body weight.

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Illogical Shifts: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in tense, person, or voice. For each, identify the type of shift—person, tense, or voice. - 4. They eat about one hundred pounds of bamboo a day, which was about half their body weight.

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5. The Chinese government gives two giant pandas named Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling to the United States in 1972.

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Illogical Shifts: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in tense, person, or voice. For each, identify the type of shift—person, tense, or voice. - 5. The Chinese government gives two giant pandas named Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling to the United States in 1972.