Tense Shifts and Parallelism

Tense Shifts and Parallelism

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Tense Shifts and Parallelism

Tense Shifts and Parallelism

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.5.1.B-D, L.9-10.1A, L.2.1F

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

As soon as I got to Namibia, I visit the Namib Desert.

There is a tense shift error.

There is no tense shift error.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you had purchased the red car, you will have gotten a discount.

There is a tense shift error.

There is no tense shift error.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We discovered that it was her birthday when it was too late.

There is a tense shift error.

There is no tense shift error.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

As Sandra opened the door, a lizard jumps on her head.

Tense shift error

No error.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the error in the following sentence: 'While I was cooking, the phone rings.'

A) Tense shift error

B) No error

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the sentence with correct parallel structure: 'She likes reading, writing, and to jog.'

A) She likes reading, writing, and to jog.

B) She likes reading, writing, and jogging.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence contains a tense shift error? 'He said he will go to the store.'

A) He said he will go to the store.

B) He said he would go to the store.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

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