Past Tense Verbs
Convert "Taylor Swift is releasing a new album" to present perfect tense.
Taylor Swift has released a new album.
Correct the homophone error: "Eren thru/threw/through the spear to defeat the titan."
"Eren threw the spear to defeat the titan."
Correct the subject-verb agreement: "The portfolio of stocks, along with bonds and mutual funds, show/shows a promising return on investment."
"The portfolio of stocks, along with bonds and mutual funds, shows a promising return on investment." (The subject is singular when considered as a whole group.)
Identify and fix a sentence fragment: "I like to be productive in the morning. Such as drinking matcha in the morning."
"I like to be productive in the morning by drinking matcha."
Simplify this verbose sentence: "Taylor Swift, who is a singer-songwriter well-known globally for her musical talent and who has won numerous awards, composes her own lyrics and music for her songs."
"Taylor Swift, a globally acclaimed singer-songwriter, composes her own music and lyrics."
Correct the error in past progressive tense: "He invested in stocks when the market crashed."
He was investing in stocks when the market crashed.
Choose the correct word: "Ella and Nathan are going out for slunch. Their/there/they're went to their/there/they're favorite restaurant."
"Ella and Nathan are going out for slunch. They're went to their favorite restaurant."
Identify the misused modifier: "Reading Solo Leveling, the excitement was palpable."
"While reading Solo Leveling, I felt the excitement was palpable." (Clarify who is experiencing the excitement)
Correct this sentence: "We ordered sushi we also had ramen enjoying a full meal of Japanese cuisine."
"We ordered sushi, and we also had ramen, enjoying a full meal of Japanese cuisine."
or
"We ordered sushi and had ramen, enjoying a full meal of Japanese cuisine."
Identify redundancy in a sentence: "The archaeology team assembled together at the site early in the morning and, after a lengthy discussion that was quite comprehensive, they collectively decided to delay the excavation due to the unexpected heavy rainfall."
"The archaeology team met early at the site and decided to delay the excavation due to unexpected heavy rainfall."
Form a sentence using the past perfect tense: "Eren (to see) all the titans before joining the fight."
Eren had seen all the titans before joining the fight.
"If your/you're planning to go to/too/two the Sabrina Carpenter concert tonight, your/you're going to/too/two need to/too/two tickets, and don't drive to/too/two fast because your/you're car is not in the best shape."
"If you're planning to go to the Sabrina Carpenter concert tonight, you're going to need two tickets, and don't drive too fast because your car is not in the best shape."
Correct the preposition error: "She triumphed with a pair of kings over/against/versus him during the final round of the tournament."
"She triumphed with a pair of kings over him during the final round of the tournament."
Explain the error and correct this sentence: "Seeing puppies, my heart melts."
"Seeing puppies, I feel my heart melt." (Clarify the doer of the action)
or
"Whenever I see puppies, my heart melts."
Improve clarity in a sentence: "He watched the rare bird with the yellow feathers through the binoculars that he had just received as a birthday gift from his grandfather."
"Using the binoculars he received as a birthday gift, he watched the rare bird with yellow feathers."
Combine these using past perfect tense in a baking context: "Nathan and Ella start baking. They realized they had no sugar."
Ella and Nathan had started baking when they realized they had no sugar.
Punctuate this sentence and fix the homophone: "No pain no gain he sighed/side and lifted the barbell."
"No pain, no gain," he sighed, lifting the barbell.
Fix multiple errors: "Each players eager for their turn get/gets their cards at the beginning of each game."
"Each of the players, eager for their turn, gets their cards at the beginning of each game."
Rewrite this sentence for clarity and flow: "He goes to the gym he is very strong he lifts heavy weights."
"He goes to the gym, he is very strong, and he lifts heavy weights." (Use commas and a conjunction for clarity and flow)
Enhance sentence variety and flow: "The novelist entered the bookstore, signed copies of her new book, chatted briefly with her fans, and donated a set to the library."
"The novelist visited the bookstore, where she signed copies of her new book, engaged with fans, and donated a set to the library."
Correct the sentence by using the appropriate past tense: "BLACKPINK have performed their new song when the power went out."
BLACKPINK had performed their new song when the power went out.
"At the construction sight/site/cite, the foreman was excited about the new equipment, saying it was a beautiful sight/site/cite, and he could sight/site/cite several reasons why it would improve efficiency."
"At the construction site, the foreman was excited about the new equipment, saying it was a beautiful sight, and he could cite several reasons why it would improve efficiency."
Fix errors: "Had she watched the latest season of Attack on Titan, her surprise at the plot twists (would have been/would be) palpable but unfortunately she was too busy following up on her's other shows."
"Had she watched the latest season of Attack on Titan, her surprise at the plot twists would have been palpable; however, unfortunately, she was too busy following up on her other shows."
Add the limiting modifier "only" in different places in the following sentence and explain how each placement changes the meaning: "At the end of each month, Nathan buys stocks from a range of companies."
At the end of each month, Nathan only buys stocks from a range of companies. (Nathan does not sell or trade stocks from these companies; he only purchases them.)
At the end of each month, Nathan buys only stocks from a range of companies. (Nathan does not buy bonds, mutual funds, or any other securities from these companies, only stocks.)
Correct and improve this complex sentence for better readability: "Given that he was new to the stock market, which he was learning about from books, the decision to invest, which could affect his savings, was tough."
"Being new to the stock market and learning from books, he found the decision to invest tough as it could affect his savings."