Question

Which verb shift occurs in the sentence?

The cat went outside and chases a butterfly into the neighbor's yard.

(1 point)
Responses

present to past
present to past

past to present
past to present

future to present
future to present

present to future

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The correct response is **past to present**.

In the sentence, "went" is in the past tense, while "chases" is in the present tense. This creates a shift from past to present.

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