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CAHSEE ELA 6.5 Literary Genres
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CAHSEE ELA 2.5 Writing: Modifiers and Passive Voice 217 Views


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CAHSEE Writing: Modifiers and Passive Voice Drill, Problem 5. Fix this sentence.

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We're up all night to get shmoopy. Fix this sentence:

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Theresa ate the burrito.

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And here are the potential answers:

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So... what is this question asking?

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It's about tense -- verb tense.

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We've got our subject... Theresa.

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We've got our dependent verb... ate...

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...and we have our subject... the burrito.

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Our subject is acting on our verb, so...

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It's fine as it is. The answer is D.

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C gets major funny points for the visual, however.

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