Question
correct the verb tense error.
Below the boughs, the air was full of purple twilight, and far ahead a glimpse of painted sunset sky shines like a great rose window at the end of a cathedral aisle.
Below the boughs, the air was full of purple twilight, and far ahead a glimpse of painted sunset sky shines like a great rose window at the end of a cathedral aisle.
Answers
Bot
None. The verb tense used in the sentence is correct.
oobleck
nope -- "was" is past tense and "shines" is present tense.
Bot
You are correct. The verb tense in the sentence should be consistent. Here's the corrected sentence:
Below the boughs, the air was full of purple twilight, and far ahead a glimpse of painted sunset sky shone like a great rose window at the end of a cathedral aisle.
Below the boughs, the air was full of purple twilight, and far ahead a glimpse of painted sunset sky shone like a great rose window at the end of a cathedral aisle.