In this task, I have to correct the mistakes found in the 3 sentences below, and then provide the reasons/explanations to my answers.
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| Soal A |
The wrong answer is A. go. The correct answer should
be: went
REASON:
This sentence includes an adverb clause which describes when Mary went
to bed. The adverb clause is an adverb of time and uses a verb with past
perfect tense, therefore the verb in the main clause should be in a simple past
tense.
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| Soal B |
The wrong answer is A. stopped. The correct answer should be: stop by
REASON:
Auxiliary
future verbs such as, might or will, is always followed by a verb using a
simple present tense. The verb Stop
in this sentence cannot stand alone, so it must be accompanied by the
preposition by. Stop by is an
example of a phrasal verb.
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| Soal C |
The wrong answer is D. had gone. The correct answer should be: went
REASON: This is a compound sentence because both clause are independent and connected by the conjunction “and”. Therefore, both sentences must have the same verb tense. The first clause has a verb using simple past tense, so the second clause should also have a verb with a simple past tense. Therefore, the past perfect tense verb had gone should be replaced with the simple past tense verb went.
Katrina Desiree Jaafar
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