Correct Errors in Verb Voice

Which verb tense indicates that the subject is acted upon?

• Active voice.

• Present progressive tense.

• Past tense.

• Passive voice.

What do verb tenses indicate?

• Who did the action.

• Where the action happened.

• When the action happened.

• Why the action happened.

Read the following sentence.

My friend, Aaron, sat in the bleachers and cheers for our team.

How would you correct this sentence to indicate present progressive tense?

• My friend, Aaron, sat in the bleachers and is cheering for our team.

• My friend, Aaron, is sitting in the bleachers and cheers for our team.

• My friend, Aaron, is sitting in the bleachers and cheering for our team.

• My friend, Aaron, sits in the bleachers and cheers for our team.

Read the following sentence.

Beautiful flowers were seen as the bride walked into the gazebo.

What is the best way to correct the shift in voice in this sentence?

• The bride was walking into the gazebo, and beautiful flowers were seen.

• The bride saw beautiful flowers as she walked into the gazebo.

• Beautiful flowers were seen as the bride was walking into the gazebo.

• As the bride walked into the gazebo, beautiful flowers were seen.

Examine this text.

When Mika shuts off the lights an odd buzz was heard by her.

Which of the following correctly revises this sentence?

• When Mika shuts off the lights, an odd buzz is heard by her.

• When Mika shuts off the lights, she heard an odd buzz.

• When Mika shut off the lights, an odd buzz was being heard by her.

• When Mika shut off the lights, she heard an odd buzz.

When Elena turned on the radio, her favorite song was heard.

What is the best revision for the underlined part of the sentence?

• her favorite song is heard.

• Elena was hearing her favorite song.

• no change needed; this is correct.

• she heard her favorite song.

When Elena turned on the radio, her favorite song was heard.

What is the error in the underlined part of the sentence?

• the underlined part is a run-on.

• the verb voice shifted from active to passive.

• the verb tense shifted from past to present.

• the underlined part is a fragment.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• We wait for 20 minutes, and then I suggested we leave.

• We waited for 20 minutes, and then I suggest we leave.

• We waited for 20 minutes, and then I suggested we left.

• We waited for 20 minutes, and then I suggested we leave.

We were looking everywhere for our cat. Suddenly, she walks out of the garage.

In the sentence above, which word needs to be revised?

• walks

• looking

• garage

• suddenly

The teacher leaned down to Mia's desk and says, "Thank you for doing your best."

In the sentence above, which of the following words is incorrect?

• Thank

• doing

• says

• down