Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumCorrect past participle
Standard English Conventions practice question
The tide has ____ the sandbar completely since the last survey.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. shiftedCorrect
- B. shift
- C. shifting
- D. shifts
Answer: A. shifted
After 'has', the past participle: 'has shifted'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. shift
- 'Has shift' is not a form.
- C. shifting
- 'Has shifting' is not a form.
- D. shifts
- 'Has shifts' is not a form.
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