English Worksheet With Answers Page 33
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Use Consistent Verb Tense
• Do not change tenses in a paragraph or essay unless you are talking about
something that happened before or after the time that you are writing about.
Right now, I want to watch my favorite TV show. I taped it last night because I
was busy studying for a test.
• In general, use the p ast tense to tell a story about historical events.
The first television broadcast a ppeared in London in 1938.
Once upon a time, there l ived a family who d idn’t own a television set. They
h ad conversations with each other and r ead books to entertain themselves.
• Use the p resent tense to talk about statistics; literary, film, and television works;
actions that happen on a regular basis; and your own ideas.
Ninety-nine percent of households in the United States h ave at least one
television set.
Jayden w atches one hour of television every night.
I b elieve that Americans n eed to watch less television.
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A. (11–15) Fix the five inconsistencies in verb tense. Use proofreader’s marks.
In the early 1950s, the most popular form of television comedy
Proofreader’s Marks
transferred
was the comedy-variety show, which transfers easily to television
Change text:
are
was
What were you watching?
from radio. This type of show is usually hosted by a celebrity. One
of the most famous early comedy-variety shows was The Texaco
Star Theater with Milton Berle as host.
In the late 1950s, however, a new form of television comedy
became popular—the situation comedy, or sitcom. This form really
took off with the production of I Love Lucy, starring Lucille Ball and
was
Desi Arnaz. The show revolutionized the television industry: It is
was
the first program filmed in California instead of New York; it is the
set
first program filmed with the three-camera technique; and, it sets
the basic plotline for situation comedies for years to come.
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