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Verb Tense, Verb Voice, and Verb Mood Answers

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Select four verb-tense errors in the list below.

A
Winona and Liam decided to audition
B
they have spend every day
C
They both will be very nervous.
D
She sings a song from a famous musical
E
and read her lines perfectly
F
Now they awaited the results
10

Which two of these sentences are in passive voice? Check the boxes that best apply.

A
The teachers are meeting to discuss the new curriculum.
B
The bestselling author’s new book was read by Cole.
C
The stars shone brightly in the indigo sky.
D
A new species of frog has been identified in Brazil’s rain forest.
11

Which two of the following sentences are active-voice revisions of the sentence above?

A
The new book was read by Cole’s bestselling author.
B
The new book, written by the bestselling author, was read by Cole.
C
Cole read the new book by the bestselling author.
D
Cole read the bestselling author’s new book.
13

How can the sentence be rewritten so it is in the subjunctive mood?

A
I wish I were going to the movies with you this Friday.
B
Let’s go to the movies on Friday.
C
Do you want to go to the movies with me on Friday?
15

How can the sentence be rewritten so it is in the indicative mood?

A
Go to the beach with me on this sunny day.
B
I am going to the beach on this sunny day.
C
I could go to the beach if it were sunny today.
16

If you decided to sequence the story as it occurred in real life, what would be the effect(s) of using past tense for the beginning and middle but switching to present tense for the ending? Check the two boxes that apply.

A
The events of the story would seem like they were taking place in the present.
B
The events of the story would seem to lead up to the current day.
C
The shift in tense would clearly separate the two time periods for the reader.
D
All of the events of the story would seem like they had taken place in the past.

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