Identify the correct sentence: 'I will call you when dinner is ready.'

A) I will call you when dinner is ready.

B) I will call you when dinner was ready.

Select the sentence with no tense shift error: 'After the meeting ended, we go to lunch.'

B) After the meeting ended, we went to lunch.

A) After the meeting ended, we go to lunch.

Which sentence demonstrates correct parallelism? 'She enjoys swimming, biking, and to run.'

B) She enjoys swimming, biking, and running.

A) She enjoys swimming, biking, and to run.

Choose the sentence with correct tense usage: 'By the time we arrived, the concert had started.'

A) By the time we arrived, the concert had started.

B) By the time we arrived, the concert has started.

Which sentence contains a parallelism error? 'He likes to play soccer, basketball, and swimming.'

A) He likes to play soccer, basketball, and swimming.

B) He likes to play soccer, basketball, and swim.

Select the sentence with no parallelism error: 'The teacher asked us to write an essay, a poem, and to create a presentation.'

B) The teacher asked us to write an essay, a poem, and create a presentation.

A) The teacher asked us to write an essay, a poem, and to create a presentation.

Identify the correct sentence: 'If I had known, I would have helped you.'

A) If I had known, I would have helped you.

B) If I had known, I will have helped you.

Tense Shifts and Parallelism

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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.

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CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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

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.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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