Shift in Verb Mood and Voice
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8th Grade
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Medium
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Karen Moss
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Shift in Verb Mood and Voice
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Shifts in Voice
Inconsistent: The Carolina Ballet Theatre was created in 1972, and its founder designed it to be a permanent dance company.
The first sentence is passive while the second sentence is active.
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Better:
The Carolina Ballet Theatre was created in 1972, and it was designed by its founder to be a permanent dance company.
Both are now passive.
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Better:
The founder created the Carolina Ballet Theatre in 1972, and she designed it to be a permanent dance company.
Both sentences are active.
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Shifts in Verb Mood
Inconsistent: Go to the website, and you will read more about the company.
Go- imperative
will read - indicative
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Better:
Go to the website, and read more about the company.
Go
read
are both imperative mood.
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For numbers 1 and 2, read the sentences. Which revision best corrects the shift in verb mood?
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Multiple Choice
1 Find out how to get tickets, and it is a good idea to buy them right away.
A Find out how to get tickets, and buy them right away
You will need to find out how to get tickets, and make sure to buy them right away.
C Did you find out how to get tickets, and it is a good idea to buy them right away?
Find out how to get tickets, and is it a good idea to buy them right away?
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Multiple Choice
2 Melissa Podcasy is a wonderful dancer, and enjoy watching her perform.
A Melissa Podcasy is a wonderful dancer, and will you enjoy watching her perform?
Melissa Podcasy is a wonderful dancer, and you will enjoy watching her perform.
C Is Melissa Podcasy a wonderful dancer, and might you enjoy watching her perform?
D Melissa Podcasy would be a wonderful dancer, and enjoy watching her perform.
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For numbers 3 and 4, read the sentences. Which revision best corrects the shift in verb voice?
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Multiple Choice
3 Podcasy performed with the ballet, and tours were arranged for her by Columbia Artists.
A Podcasy has performed, and tours have been arranged for her.
B Podcasy performed with the ballet, and tours have been arranged for her by Columbia Artists.
C Podcasy performed with the ballet, and Columbia Artists arranged tours for her.
D Podcasy was performed with the ballet, and tours happened.
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Multiple Choice
4 Performances have been arranged by dancer Timour Bourtasenkov, and he has starred in many roles.
A Performances have been arranged, and dancer Timour Bourtasenkov has starred in many roles.
B Performances, arranged by dancer Timour Bourtasenkov, and he has starred in many roles.
C Performances were arranged by dancer Timour Bourtasenkov, and he starred in many roles.
D. Dancer Timour Bourtasenkov has arranged performances, and he has starred in many roles.
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Rewrite each sentence in textbox to correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice or mood.
The Carolina Ballet Theatre employs ten dancers, and each dancer would be uniquely talented.
Watch them perform, and you will learn more about ballet
Students in the community are reached out to by the dance company, so ballet influences their lives in a positive way.
The dance company is supported by generous donors, and it has performed in many other countries.
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