Grammar Week 8

Indicate the correct past tense verb forms in the following sentence. Before Ernestine (dropped/droped) out of Girl Scouts, she (sold/selled) 300 boxes of cookies per year.

dropped sold

Indicate whether the verb mood in each sentence is imperative, indicative, or subjunctive.

imperative: Loan your copy of the book to your brother. indicative: Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. subjunctive: His literature professor requested that he read it by next Tuesday.

Indicate the appropriate category for each answer option based on whether the sentence correctly uses a modal with the main verb.

Uses a modal correctly. Liam must not know that we are planning a surprise party for him. Sam might join us for coffee later. Uses a modal incorrectly. This coffee tastes bitter. Are you tired after such a long day?

Identify the sentence that correctly uses the present perfect tense. - We has been decorating the baby's room in anticipation of his arrival next month. - We are decorating the baby's room in anticipation of his arrival next month. - We had been decorating the baby's room in anticipation of his arrival next month. - We have been decorating the baby's room in anticipation of his arrival next month.

We have been decorating the baby's room in anticipation of his arrival next month.

Identify the sentence that uses past perfect tense correctly. - When the driver got out of his car, he realized that he would have parked in a loading zone. - When the driver got out of his car, he realized that he parked in a loading zone. - When the driver got out of his car, he realized that he has parked in a loading zone. - When the driver got out of his car, he realized that he had parked in a loading zone.

When the driver got out of his car, he realized that he had parked in a loading zone.

Choose the correct present tense form of the verb to be to complete the sentence. Be sure your choice is logical and conveys appropriate meaning. Oxygen and hydrogen (are/is/were/are being) elements.

are

Indicate whether the verb mood for each sentence is subjunctive, indicative, or imperative.

subjunctive: If you had baked scones, I would have eaten them all. indicative: I love scones. imperative: Please pass the butter.

Choose the correct present tense form of the verb to wake to complete the sentence. Be sure your choice is logical and conveys appropriate meaning. Trisha (wake/wakes/woke/is waking). up at 5 a.m. every morning to workout before going to the office.

wakes

Choose the correct verb form to complete this sentence in the future tense. Be sure your choice is logical and conveys appropriate meaning. The mail (has come/will come/comes/came) twice a day during the week.

will come

Choose the correct verb form to complete this sentence in the future tense. Be sure your choice is logical and conveys appropriate meaning. Greg (completed/will complete/is completing/completes) his financial report by this weekend.

will complete

Choose which verb phrase correctly completes the sentence in the simple future tense. Be sure your choice is logical and conveys appropriate meaning. Sometimes comedians (will say/are saying/say/will be saying) anything to get a laugh from the audience.

will say

Identify the sentence that includes a verb in simple past tense. - The supervisor had led the meeting with the staff. - The supervisor lead the meeting with the staff. - The supervisor led the meeting with the staff.

The supervisor led the meeting with the staff.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a helping verb in the present progressive tense. 1. Chan Ming and Adeline are joining the gym across the street from their office. 2. The tree was leaning precariously over the house. 3. The delivery truck is here. 4. Next week, the recruiter will be traveling to five schools.

1. Chan Ming and Adeline are joining the gym across the street from their office. (Correct. The helping verb are is used with the sentence's main verb (joining) to form the present progressive tense.)

Choose the revised version of the sentence below that corrects the unnecessary shift in verb voice. Every time Andre borrows my car, the gas tank has been filled by him before he returns it. 1. Every time Andre borrows my car, he fills the gas tank before he returns it. 2. Every time my car is borrowed by Andre, he fills the gas tank before he returns it. 3. Every time Andre borrows my car, he fills the gas tank before it is returned by him.

1. Every time Andre borrows my car, he fills the gas tank before he returns it.

Identify the sentence that is written in the passive voice. 1. I was outbid by a civil engineering student for a plate of potato and cheese pierogies. 2. The Polish Club auctioned off plates of pierogies at the annual International Festival. 3. He didn't wait until he got home to eat them. 4. However, he offered me one and I was happy to accept it!

1. I was outbid by a civil engineering student for a plate of potato and cheese pierogies.

Identify the sentence with the correct linking verb. 1. Maria was a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding last year. 2. Maria were a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding last year. 3. Maria is a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding last year. 4. Maria will be a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding last year.

1. Maria was a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding last year.

Identify the sentence with the correct linking verb. 1. Maria was a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding last year. 2. Maria were a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding last year. 3. Maria will be a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding last year. 4. Maria is a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding last year.

1. Maria was a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding last year.

Choose the correct present tense form of both verbs. Marty ______ for shells while Gemma ______ the waves. - is surfing - is searching - surfs - searches - search - surf

Marty searches for shells while Gemma surfs the waves.

Choose the revised version of the sentence below that corrects the unnecessary shift in verb voice. Nina is going to the market today and bananas will be bought by her. 1. Nina is going to the market today and will buy bananas. 2. Nina is going to the market today and bananas will be purchased there. 3. The market will be visited by Nina today, and she will buy bananas.

1. Nina is going to the market today and will buy bananas.

Identify the sentence in which all past tense verbs are correct. 1. Then one day the birds flew out of their cages and out the front door! 2. She finded them in a tree in her backyard. 3. Her favorite was the one that singed a cheery tune. 4. My grandmother keeped birds in her home.

1. Then one day the birds flew out of their cages and out the front door!

Identify the sentence that uses the future progressive tense. 1. Tomorrow, the department heads will be meeting to discuss the budget. 2. Tomorrow, the department heads were meeting to discuss the budget. 3. Tomorrow, the department heads meet to discuss the budget. 4. Tomorrow, the department heads have been meeting to discuss the budget.

1. Tomorrow, the department heads will be meeting to discuss the budget.

Read the sentence, and then identify the modal in the answer choices. Did you know that you can use marketing principles to help find a job? 1. can 2. know 3. did 4. use

1. can

Identify the sentence that includes the correct verb in the simple past tense. 1. Almost all of the water in Lake Michigan freezed this past winter. 2. Almost all of the water in Lake Michigan froze this past winter. 3. Almost all of the water in Lake Michigan frozed this past winter.

2. Almost all of the water in Lake Michigan froze this past winter.

Identify the sentence that uses the future progressive tense. Multiple choice question. 1. At our next meeting, we are discussing ways to increase efficiency in quality-control measures. 2. At our next meeting, we will be discussing ways to increase efficiency in quality-control measures. 3. At our next meeting, we were discussing ways to increase efficiency in quality-control measures.

2. At our next meeting, we will be discussing ways to increase efficiency in quality-control measures.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a verb in the present tense. - Mr. Burt is my supervisor at the bank. - Mr. Burt will be my supervisor at the bank. - Mr. Burt was my supervisor at the bank. - Mr. Burt had been my supervisor at the bank.

Mr. Burt is my supervisor at the bank.

Select the sentence in the following passage that contains an inappropriate shift in verb tense. (1) Audience is an important consideration in any piece of writing. (2) Just as we might change the way we speak depending on whom we're speaking to, the way we write is determined in part by whom we're writing for. (3) Writing for a professional audience, for instance, required a different style than writing for an academic audience or an audience of friends. (4) Anticipating the needs of your audience is a great way to improve the quality of your writing. 1. Sentence (1) 2. Sentence (2) 3. Sentence (3) 4. Sentence (4)

3. Sentence (3) (The verb required represents a shift to the past tense that is not justified by the meaning of the text.)

Identify the sentence that is written in the active voice. 1. Three kinds of cheesecake were brought by Shauna. 2. The tire was punctured by a nail in the driveway. 3. We ended our trip early due to bad weather. 4. The computers were protected by anti-virus software.

3. We ended our trip early due to bad weather.

Identify the sentence that is in the future progressive tense, with action that continues in a future time. 1. My grandparents are dressing as Romeo and Juliet for the Halloween charity ball. (the present progressive tense) 2. The periodic table has undergone revisions almost constantly since its creation. (the present perfect tense) 3. The Hubble telescope mission was delayed by the Challenger shuttle disaster. (the past progressive tense) 4. According to the press release, the mayor will be reconsidering the proposed zoning change.

4. According to the press release, the mayor will be reconsidering the proposed zoning change.

Choose the revised version of the sentence below that corrects the unnecessary shift in verb tense. After Marcus and Evie competed for the client account for several weeks, Evie wins their business. 1. After Marcus and Evie competed for the client account for several weeks, Evie won their business. 2. After Marcus and Evie compete for the client account for several weeks, Evie won their business. 3. After Marcus and Evie competed for the client account for several weeks, Evie will win their business.

1. After Marcus and Evie competed for the client account for several weeks, Evie won their business.

Choose the revised version of the sentence below that corrects the unnecessary shift in verb tense. Daniel could not get the briquettes to catch fire, so he will have cooked everything on the stove. 1. Daniel could not get the briquettes to catch fire, so he cooks everything on the stove. 2. Daniel could not get the briquettes to catch fire, so he cooked everything on the stove. 3. Daniel could not get the briquettes to catch fire, so he will cook everything on the stove. 4. Daniel cannot get the briquettes to catch fire, so he had cooked everything on the stove.

2. Daniel could not get the briquettes to catch fire, so he cooked everything on the stove. (Correct. As a description of past events, this consistent use of the past tense is logical.) 3. Daniel could not get the briquettes to catch fire, so he will cook everything on the stove. (Correct. As a description of a cause-and-effect relationship, this shift to the future tense is logical.)

Choose the revised version of the sentence below that corrects the unnecessary shift in verb tense. For several years before my father entered the Navy, he will be a barber. 1. For several years before my father entered the Navy, he is a barber. 2. For several years before my father entered the Navy, he was a barber. 3. For several years before my father entered the Navy, he is being a barber.

2. For several years before my father entered the Navy, he was a barber.

Identify the answer with the correct version of the sentence below in the active voice. The telephone was answered by him. 1. The phone was answered quickly. 2. He answered the telephone. 3. A phone call was received by him.

2. He answered the telephone.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a modal with the main verb. 1. I should had finished the letter yesterday. 2. I should have finished the letter yesterday. 3. I should finished the letter yesterday.

2. I should have finished the letter yesterday.

Identify the sentence that uses the correct verb form. 1. Kevin need another job if he wants to buy a new car. 2. Kevin will need another job if he wants to buy a new car. 3. Kevin needing another job if he wants to buy a new car.

2. Kevin will need another job if he wants to buy a new car.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses the past perfect tense. Multiple choice question. 1. Mrs. Stein has been my mentor at work until she retired. 2. Mrs. Stein had been my mentor at work until she retired. 3. Mrs. Stein was my mentor at work until she retired. 4. Mrs. Stein is being my mentor at work until she retired.

2. Mrs. Stein had been my mentor at work until she retired.

Read the passage, and then identify the sentence with the correct verb form. 1. Pope Sylvester II, who was in power 1,000 years ago, was a prodigy. He was skilled at diplomacy, mathematics, science, and language. He wrote textbooks. He is promoting learning. 2. Pope Sylvester II, who was in power 1,000 years ago, was a prodigy. He was skilled at diplomacy, mathematics, science, and language. He wrote textbooks. He promoted learning. 3. Pope Sylvester II, who was in power 1,000 years ago, was a prodigy. He was skilled at diplomacy, mathematics, science, and language. He wrote textbooks. He will have promoted learning. 4. Pope Sylvester II, who was in power 1,000 years ago, was a prodigy. He was skilled at diplomacy, mathematics, science, and language. He wrote textbooks. He had promoted learning. (The passage's main tense is the past tense, and this sentence does not appear to take place before the other events.)

2. Pope Sylvester II, who was in power 1,000 years ago, was a prodigy. He was skilled at diplomacy, mathematics, science, and language. He wrote textbooks. He promoted learning. The passage's main tense is the past tense, and this sentence does not appear to take place at a different time. The verb promote should be in the simple past tense (promoted).

Read the following sentence, and then indicate whether it is written in active or passive voice. The gallery owner took a chance on a relatively unknown artist, and the show turned out to be a smash success. 1. passive voice 2. active voice

2. active voice

Choose the correct linking verb to complete the sentence. Ocean waves ______ soothing to me. 1. is 2. are 3. was 4. sound

2. are 4. sound

Read the sentence below, and then identify the type of verb mood it uses. I commanded my neighbor to stop throwing empty beer bottles over our shared fence. 1. indicative （Incorrect. The indicative mood is used to make a statement or ask a question.) 2. imperative 3. subjunctive （Incorrect. The subjunctive mood is used to express a wish (often with the verb were), explain a demand, a request, or a suggestion as a part of a subordinate clause beginning with that.）

2. imperative （The imperative mood is used to give commands, make requests, and give directions.）

Read the sentence, and then identify the modal in the answer choices. We may need to update our emergency plan. 1. plan 2. may 3. update 4. need

2. may

Read the following sentence, and then indicate whether it is written in active or passive voice. Commissions were paid to the salespeople at the end of the month. 1. active voice 2. passive voice

2. passive voice

Select the verb from this passage from a cover letter to a potential employer that is both in a different tense from the rest of the passage and in a tense inappropriate for the meaning of the text. In my previous position as a shift manager, I supervise up to five sales associates per shift. My additional responsibilities included monitoring stock, providing high-level customer service, and overseeing cash management. The store manager rated my overall performance as exemplary on three out of three of my employee reviews. I believe my experience and outstanding performance record make me well-qualified for the position of assistant store manager. 1. rated 2. supervise 3. included 4. make

2. supervise

Identify the sentence in which the verb tenses are consistent and logical. 1. All of the leaves will fall off the trees and covered my front yard. 2. All of the leaves are falling off the trees and had covered my front yard. 3. All of the leaves fall off the trees and covered my front yard. 4. All of the leaves fell off the trees and covered my front yard.

4. All of the leaves fell off the trees and covered my front yard.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a helping verb in the past perfect tense. 1. We had class in the courtyard last week. 2. The movie was full of suspense. 3. The president was expecting the press corps to put a positive spin on the story. 4. Andre had waited years for this moment.

4. Andre had waited years for this moment.

Identify the sentence that uses active voice appropriately. 1. A snow shovel was brought out by Jimmy after listening to the five-day forecast. 2. After listening to the five-day weather forecast, a snow shovel was brought out by Jimmy. 3. After listening to the five-day weather forecast, Jimmy brought out a snow shovel.

3. After listening to the five-day weather forecast, Jimmy brought out a snow shovel.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a helping verb in the past perfect tense. 1. The president was expecting the press corps to put a positive spin on the story. 2. The movie was full of suspense. 3. Andre had waited years for this moment. 4. We had class in the courtyard last week.

3. Andre had waited years for this moment.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a future tense helping verb. 1. Anya did stop by the front office on her way out of the building. 2. Anya was stopping by the front office on her way out of the building. 3. Anya will stop by the front office on her way out of the building. 4. Anya is stopping by the front office on her way out of the building.

3. Anya will stop by the front office on her way out of the building.

Read the passage, and then identify the sentence with the correct verb tense. 1. Around 1000 CE, the Spanish city of Cordova has emerged as the capital of a Muslim caliphate. It boasted a population of a quarter of a million. 2. Around 1000 CE, the Spanish city of Cordova has emerges as the capital of a Muslim caliphate. It boasted a population of a quarter of a million. 3. Around 1000 CE, the Spanish city of Cordova emerged as the capital of a Muslim caliphate. It boasted a population of a quarter of a million.

3. Around 1000 CE, the Spanish city of Cordova emerged as the capital of a Muslim caliphate. It boasted a population of a quarter of a million.

Identify the sentence that is in the past progressive tense, with action that continued in the past. 1. He will be learning and living in St. Petersburg. (the future progressive tense) 2. Then he decided to switch to Russian. (the past tense) 3. Ben was studying the German language. 4. Now he is planning to study in Russia next summer. (the present progressive tense)

3. Ben was studying the German language.

Identify the indicative conditional sentence in which the correct verb or verb phrase is used. 1. If Sheila had not prepared dinner last night, we all will not be sick right now. 2. If Sheila had not prepared dinner last night, we all would not become sick right now. 3. If Sheila had not prepared dinner last night, we all would not be sick right now. 4. If Sheila had not prepared dinner last night, we all would not have been sick right now.

3. If Sheila had not prepared dinner last night, we all would not be sick right now.

Identify the answer that combines the following sentences into a conditional sentence in the subjunctive mood. You sing soprano. I sing alto. 1. You will sing soprano, so I will sing alto. 2. I'm singing alto, so I insist that you sing soprano. 3. If you were a soprano, I could sing alto. 4. If you are singing soprano, I will sing alto.

3. If you were a soprano, I could sing alto.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a present tense helping verb. 1. It was I who will come to your rescue! 2. It am I who will come to your rescue! 3. It is I who will come to your rescue! 4. It will be I who will come to your rescue!

3. It is I who will come to your rescue!

Identify the sentence in which the verb tenses are consistent and logical. 1. Once my brother and sister-in-law had a baby, their lifestyle will change drastically. 2. Once my brother and sister-in-law have a baby, their lifestyle changed drastically. 3. Once my brother and sister-in-law have a baby, their lifestyle will change drastically. 4. Once my brother and sister-in-law had a baby, their lifestyle changes drastically.

3. Once my brother and sister-in-law have a baby, their lifestyle will change drastically.

Identify the sentence that eliminates faulty or illogical shifts in verb tense. 1. Rescuers brought the fisherman to the local hospital because he were lost at sea for two weeks. 2. Rescuers brought the fisherman to the local hospital because he has been lost at sea for two weeks. (Both events in this sentence occurred in the past, so the verbs should be in past tense form. The correct form of the second verb is was, not the present perfect form has been.) 3. Rescuers brought the fisherman to the local hospital because he had been lost at sea for two weeks. 4. Rescuers brought the fisherman to the local hospital because he is lost at sea for two weeks.

3. Rescuers brought the fisherman to the local hospital because he had been lost at sea for two weeks. (Correct. Both events in this sentence occurred in the past, so the verbs should be in past tense form.)

Identify the sentence in which the main verb is in present perfect tense. 1. All this summer, Chuck has taught basic programming skills to anyone who is interested at work. 2. All this summer, Chuck taught basic programming skills to anyone who was interested at work. 3. All this summer, Chuck teaches basic programming skills to anyone who is interested at work.

All this summer, Chuck has taught basic programming skills to anyone who is interested at work.

Indicate the appropriate category for each answer option based on whether the sentence uses present perfect or present progressive tense helping verbs.

Present perfect Marketing has changed in many ways. Marketing has expanded to digital media. Present progressive Marketing is continuing to evolve. Marketing is growing quickly.

Identify the sentence that includes a verb in simple present tense. - Store managers often gave discounts to their employees. - Store managers will often give discounts to their employees. - Store managers often give discounts to their employees.

Store managers often give discounts to their employees.