Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumConsistent past tense
Standard English Conventions practice question
Yesterday the class visited the museum and ____ sketches of the dinosaur skeleton.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. madeCorrect
- B. makes
- C. will make
- D. making
Answer: A. made
"Yesterday" and "visited" set the past tense.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. makes
- Present.
- C. will make
- Future.
- D. making
- A participle with no finite verb.
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