An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, a tantalizing aroma was smelled and our stomachs began to growl. "Take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.
Choose the correct way to edit the incorrect use of verb voice and mood in these sentences.
A. An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, a tantalizing aroma was smelled and a growling began in our stomachs. "Take it out of the oven, and cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.
B. An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, we smelled a tantalizing aroma and our stomachs began to growl. "Take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.
C. An hour after the lasagna had been placed in the oven, a tantalizing aroma was smelled and our stomachs began to growl. "Take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.
D. An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, we smelled a tantalizing aroma and our stomachs began to growl. "You should take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.
1 answer
The correct way to edit the incorrect use of verb voice and mood in the sentences is:
B. An hour after Sheila placed the lasagna in the oven, we smelled a tantalizing aroma and our stomachs began to growl. "Take it out of the oven, and then you should cut everybody a slice," Cynthia said to Sheila.
This option uses an active voice ("we smelled") and maintains proper verb mood.
