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Zorluk: KolayShifts in Construction

To prepare a healthy garden, a gardener first tills the soil and clears out any weeds. Next, the gardener added compost to enrich the soil before planting the seeds. Finally, watering the beds regularly ensures that the plants grow strong.

Which of the following options, if substituted for the underlined word, best maintains a consistent verb tense in the passage?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. addsCevap
  3. C
    had added
  4. D
    will add

Cevap

adds
The correct answer is the word 'adds' because it is in the simple present tense. This matches the tense of the other verbs in the passage—'tills,' 'clears,' and 'ensures'—maintaining a consistent and logical timeframe throughout.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Analyze the verbs in the surrounding sentences of the passage to identify the established timeframe.
The verbs 'tills' and 'clears' in the first sentence and 'ensures' in the third sentence are all in the simple present tense.
Establishing the dominant tense of the passage is necessary to recognize any inconsistent shifts in construction.
2
Evaluate the underlined verb 'added' against the established present-tense timeframe.
The verb 'added' is in the past tense, which represents a shift in construction from the present tense used elsewhere.
An unnecessary shift in verb tense disrupts the flow and logic of the passage.
3
Select the option that corrects this shift by putting the verb in the simple present tense.
The word 'adds' is in the simple present tense and matches the grammatical construction of the other sentences.
Using the present tense maintains consistency and ensures grammatical agreement across the entire passage.

Anahtar Kavram

Avoiding unnecessary shifts in verb tense to maintain grammatical consistency within a passage.
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Konular

Shifts in Construction

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