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L.5.1.d

Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense

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Not practised here: a shift within one compound sentence; the items shift from one sentence to the next

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Read each sentence. Check the capital, the end mark, the verb and its time, and the spelling of each noun.

  1. Example 1Find the two mistakes. Write the paragraph again with them fixed.

    The child picked the pumpkins. She finded the bugs. She watched the ant

    The child picked the pumpkins. She found the bugs. She watched the ant.

1 / 10 F33Find the two mistakes. Write the paragraph again with them fixed.

the babies smiled. They laughed. They napped. they crawled.

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L.5.1.d · Edit a paragraph

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Example · Find the two mistakes. Write the paragraph again with them fixed.The child picked the pumpkins. She finded the bugs. She watched the antThe child picked the pumpkins. She found the bugs. She watched the ant.

Find the two mistakes. Write the paragraph again with them fixed.

  1. the babies smiled. They laughed. They napped. they crawled.
  2. The childs blew bubbles. They dressed themselves. they yawned. They fed themselves.
  3. The childs fed themselves. They dressed themselves. They blew bubbles. They yawned?
  4. The children hugged the kittens. they fed the rabbits. They pat the kittens.
  5. The children visited the zoo. They hear the lions. They watched the monkey?
  6. The teacher drew a picture. She erased an board. She taught childs. She nodded.
  7. The girls dressed themselves. They dryed themselves. They hugged Grandpa. They washed an dog.
  8. The cats sleeped on Meg's pillows. They scratched themselves. They napped on the beds?
  9. The deers ate grass. They run. They lived in the forest. They drank water.
  10. The coach blew a whistle. She rode an bike. She led the players. She cheered?
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L.5.1.d · Edit a paragraph · answer key

  1. The babies smiled. They laughed. They napped. They crawled.
  2. The children blew bubbles. They dressed themselves. They yawned. They fed themselves.
  3. The children fed themselves. They dressed themselves. They blew bubbles. They yawned.
  4. The children hugged the kittens. They fed the rabbits. They patted the kittens.
  5. The children visited the zoo. They heard the lions. They watched the monkey.
  6. The teacher drew a picture. She erased a board. She taught children. She nodded.
  7. The girls dressed themselves. They dried themselves. They hugged Grandpa. They washed a dog.
  8. The cats slept on Meg's pillows. They scratched themselves. They napped on the beds.
  9. The deer ate grass. They ran. They lived in the forest. They drank water.
  10. The coach blew a whistle. She rode a bike. She led the players. She cheered.
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