Standard English ConventionsEasyPast tense for yesterday's letter
Standard English Conventions practice question
She ____ the letter yesterday and posted it this morning.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wroteCorrect
- B. writes
- C. writing
- D. will write
Answer: A. wrote
Yesterday calls for the past tense, matching posted.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. writes
- Present tense.
- C. writing
- Not a finite verb.
- D. will write
- Future tense.
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