(1) Tyrone’s proclamation of undying love did little to change the news anchor’s mind about letting him into her house. (2) She might have been impressed or even returned the feelings if she actually knew Tyrone. (3) It was not unusual for viewers to proclaim their love for Terra Jones’ work through email or upon first meeting her. (4) However, her first introduction to Tyrone is when he appeared at her front door without an invite. (5) Needless to say, Terra was more than a bit taken aback and promptly slam the door in his face.

Question

(1) Tyrone’s proclamation of undying love did little to change the news anchor’s mind about letting him into her house. (2) She might have been impressed or even returned the feelings if she actually knew Tyrone. (3) It was not unusual for viewers to proclaim their love for Terra Jones’ work through email or upon first meeting her. (4) However, her first introduction to Tyrone is when he appeared at her front door without an invite. (5) Needless to say, Terra was more than a bit taken aback and promptly slam the door in his face.
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What change, if any, should be made to sentence 4?
 A. 
Change is to will be.
 B. 
Change appeared to is appearing.
 C. 
It is correct as is.
 D. 
Change is to was.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct choice is **D. Change is to was.** The context of sentence 4 refers to a past event (Terra's first introduction to Tyrone), so "is" should be changed to "was" to maintain past tense consistency throughout the passage.