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Difficulty: MediumShifts in Construction

Complete the passage by filling in the blank with the correct form of the verb 'adjust' to maintain a consistent construction and avoid an inappropriate shift in tense or voice.

Answer:When the curation team organized the museum's new wing, they cataloged the artifacts, arranged the display cases, and 【adjusted】 the lighting system to highlight the main exhibits.

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adjusted
The sentence describes a list of completed actions in the past: 'cataloged,' 'arranged,' and the missing action. To maintain consistency in verb tense and voice, the blank must be filled with the simple past tense active form of the verb, which is 'adjusted.'

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the sentence structure and locate the parallel elements.
The sentence contains a coordinate list of actions performed by the curation team: 'cataloged the artifacts' and 'arranged the display cases'.
Identifying parallel elements helps determine the required verb tense, voice, and aspect to maintain consistency.
2
Identify the tense and voice of the existing verbs in the sequence.
The verbs 'cataloged' and 'arranged' are both in the simple past tense and active voice.
To avoid an inappropriate shift in construction, the third verb in the sequence must also be in the simple past tense and active voice.
3
Conjugate the verb 'adjust' to match the established pattern.
The simple past tense, active voice form of 'adjust' is 'adjusted'.
This maintains grammatical consistency and parallel construction throughout the sentence.

Key Concept

Shifts in Construction (Verb Tense and Voice Consistency)
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