Tense Consistency Activity
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QUIZ 1 (FINALS) FOR ENG 2a Instructions: 1. Read the following paragraph carefully and observe if there are errors on it; 2. Rewrite the sentence with your corrected version. Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait in the history of painting. Leonardo took four years to complete the painting: he begun work in 1503 and finish in 1607. Mona (or Madonna Lisa Gherardini) was from a noble family in Naples, and Leonardo may have paint her on commission from her husband. Leonardo is said to have entertain Mona Lisa with six musicians. He install a musical fountain where the water play on small glass spheres, and he give Mona a puppy and a white Persian cat to play with. Leonardo did what he could to keep Mona smiling during the long hours she sit for him. But it is not only Mona's mysterious smile that has impress anyone who has ever view the portrait: the background landscape is just as mysterious and beautiful. The portrait can be seen today in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Recognizing Shifts in Sentences Check the following sentences for confusing shifts in tense. If the tense of each underlined verb expresses the time relationship accurately, write S (satisfactory). If a shift in tense is not appropriate, write U (unsatisfactory) and make necessary changes. In most cases with an inappropriate shift, there is more than one way to correct the inconsistency. Reading the sentences aloud will help you recognize differences in time. ___ 1. As Barbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rang. ___ 2. Thousands of people will see the art exhibit by the time it closes. ___ 3. By the time negotiations began, many pessimists have expressed doubt about them. ___ 4. I was terribly disappointed with my grade because I studied very hard. ___ 5. The moderator asks for questions as soon as the speaker has finished.
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An activity to check student's ability to determine the consistency of tenses in a paragraph.
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QUIZ 1 (FINALS) FOR ENG 2a
Instructions: 1. Read the following paragraph carefully and observe if there are errors on it;2. Rewrite the sentence with your corrected version.
Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is the most famous portrait in the history of painting. Leonardo took four years to complete the painting: he begun work in 1503 and finish in 1607. Mona (or Madonna Lisa Gherardini) was from a noble family in Naples, and Leonardo may have paint her on commission from her husband. Leonardo is said to have entertain Mona Lisa with six musicians. He install a musical fountain where the water play on small glass spheres, and he give Mona a puppy and a white Persian cat to play with. Leonardo did what he could to keep Mona smiling during the long hours she sit for him. But it is not only Mona's mysterious smile that has impress anyone who has ever view the portrait: the background landscape is just as mysterious and beautiful. The portrait can be seen today in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Recognizing Shifts in SentencesCheck the following sentences for confusing shifts in tense. If the tense of each underlined verb expresses the time relationship accurately, write S (satisfactory). If a shift in tense is not appropriate, write U (unsatisfactory) and make necessary changes. In most cases with an inappropriate shift, there is more than one way to correct the inconsistency. Reading the sentences aloud will help you recognize differences in time.___ 1. As Barbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.___ 2. Thousands of people will see the art exhibit by the time it closes.___ 3. By the time negotiations began, many pessimists have expressed doubt about them.___ 4. I was terribly disappointed with my grade because I studied very hard.___ 5. The moderator asks for questions as soon as the speaker has finished.___ 6. Everyone hopes the plan would work.___ 7. Harry wants to show his friends the photos he took last summer.___ 8. Scientists predict that the sun will die in the distant future.___ 9. The boy insisted that he has paid for the candy bars.___ 10. The doctor suggested bed rest for the patient, who suffers from a bad cold.
