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QuizMultiple Choice

Verb Tense and Voice

Question 5 • WI-English Language Arts 8 A

Read the paragraph.1My sister dreams of becoming the White House chef someday. 2She is working energetically to achieve this goal. 3I thought it merely involved a bunch of cutting, stirring, and cooking, but she explained that professional chefs have to be good at math, science, and business as well. 4She even puts extra time into her French homework because she hopes to go to culinary school in France. 5Getting her there is one of my parents' goals. 6My sister is saving her babysitting money to help them with that.

Answer
A
The paragraph uses present- and future-tense verbs. It contains six infinitives.
B
The paragraph uses present- and future-tense verbs. It contains six infinitives.
C
The paragraph uses past- and present-tense verbs. It contains four infinitives.
D
The paragraph uses past- and present-tense verbs. It contains four infinitives.
E
The paragraph uses present- and future-tense verbs. It contains four infinitives.
F
The paragraph uses present- and future-tense verbs. It contains four infinitives.
G
The paragraph uses past- and present-tense verbs. It contains five infinitives.
H
The paragraph uses past- and present-tense verbs. It contains five infinitives.

Explanation

The paragraph contains both past-tense verbs, such as “thought,” “involved,” and “explained,” and present-tense verbs, such as “dreams,” “is working,” and “puts.” Its four infinitives are “to achieve,” “to be,” “to go,” and “to help.” “Becoming,” “cutting,” “stirring,” “cooking,” “getting,” and “saving” are not infinitives. Choice C gives the matching tenses and count; choice D is worded identically.

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