Question

Identify the type of shift that occurs in the following sentence: Last weekend I spoke to my sister, and she tells me that my nephew is learning sign language. A. voice B. tense C. person D. mood E. discourse F. number G. construction shift (faulty predication)

Answer 1

The type of shift that occurs in the sentence is a "tense shift." The verb forms in the sentence change from "spoke" (past tense) to "tells" (present tense). So, the answer is B. tense.