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QuizMultiple Choice

Verb Tense and Voice

Question 5 • WI-English Language Arts 8 A

Read the paragraph.1Getting out of bed is the first goal I tackle each day. 2Several small goals are achieved by me as the day progresses. 3When I am riding the bus home or walking the dog, I think about the bigger goals I have for my life.

Answer
A
Sentences 1 and 2 contain present progressive verbs. Sentence 3 contains both present progressive and simple present verbs. Sentence 2 uses passive voice.
B
Sentences 1 and 2 contain simple present verbs. Sentence 3 contains present progressive verbs. All three sentences use active voice.
C
Sentences 1 and 2 contain present progressive verbs. Sentence 3 contains simple present verbs. All three sentences use active voice.
D
Sentences 1 and 2 contain simple present verbs. Sentence 3 contains both present progressive and simple present verbs. Sentence 2 uses passive voice.

Explanation

Sentence 1 uses simple present verbs: “is” and “tackle.” Sentence 2 uses “are achieved,” which is simple present in the passive voice because the goals receive the action. In sentence 3, “am riding” (and the coordinated “walking”) is present progressive, while “think” is simple present. Therefore, choice D is correct.

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