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Understanding Verbs: Tense, Voice, and Mood — Quiz

Question 2 • English 2

Read the sentence. Louis told me that the library had been closed this coming Friday, so I won't be able to meet you there. Which underlined verb or verb phrase corrects the error in this sentence?

Answer
A
would have been closed
B
will be closed
C
has been closing
D
was closed

Explanation

“This coming Friday” refers to a future time, so the sentence needs the future passive verb phrase “will be closed.” The corrected sentence is: “Louis told me that the library will be closed this coming Friday, so I won’t be able to meet you there.” “Was closed” and “would have been closed” refer to past or hypothetical situations, not the upcoming Friday.

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