Question

For years, Marco has wanted to visit the beach. Today he is finally there. He walks toward the ocean. Then he slowly dipped his feet into the water. The water feels cold and wonderful. His dream has come true.

Which revision fixes the inappropriate shift in tense in the paragraph?

A) Change has wanted to wanted in Sentence 1.

B) Change is to was in Sentence 2.

C) Change dipped to dips in Sentence 4.

D) Change feels to has felt in Sentence 5.​

Answer 1

C) Change dipped to dips in Sentence 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the given sentence, there was an inappropriate verb shift from present continuous tense to past tense.

Reading the sentence closely, you'll notice that the verbs used are mostly in the present continuous form. "He WALKS towards the ocean", "The water FEELS cold..." and then you notice that there is a shift from the present continuous tense to past tense in Sentence 4 when the author said, "Then he slowly DIPPED" his feet... "

Therefore, the revision that fixes the inappropriate shift in tense in the paragraph is to change dipped to dips in Sentence 4.