Question
Which sentence has an inappropriate shift in verb tense?
Responses
Jake went to the food fair after he attends the lecture.
Jake went to the food fair after he attends the lecture.
Samantha is baking a cake, which we will all enjoy for tonight's dessert.
Samantha is baking a cake, which we will all enjoy for tonight's dessert.
Alison will be president if Mark resigns from office.
Alison will be president if Mark resigns from office.
Max visited his grandmother when he finished his homework.
Max visited his grandmother when he finished his homework.
Responses
Jake went to the food fair after he attends the lecture.
Jake went to the food fair after he attends the lecture.
Samantha is baking a cake, which we will all enjoy for tonight's dessert.
Samantha is baking a cake, which we will all enjoy for tonight's dessert.
Alison will be president if Mark resigns from office.
Alison will be president if Mark resigns from office.
Max visited his grandmother when he finished his homework.
Max visited his grandmother when he finished his homework.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence with an inappropriate shift in verb tense is:
"Jake went to the food fair after he attends the lecture."
This sentence shifts from the past tense "went" to the present tense "attends," which is inconsistent. A corrected version would be: "Jake went to the food fair after he attended the lecture."
"Jake went to the food fair after he attends the lecture."
This sentence shifts from the past tense "went" to the present tense "attends," which is inconsistent. A corrected version would be: "Jake went to the food fair after he attended the lecture."