Lesson Example Discussion Quiz: Class Homework |
Step-5 |
Title: Shifting Tenses, Mood, Voice, and Number |
Grade: 8-a Lesson: S1-L4 |
Explanation: Hello Students, time to practice and review the answers. |
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Problem |
It is imperative that the Dean are present at the addressing ceremony tonight. |
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Clue |
The verbs in every sentence must agree in tense, mood, and number. |
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3 |
Hint |
'Be' is appropriate in the given sentence as it expresses the subjunctive mood. |
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4 |
Choice.A |
It is imperative that the Dean are present at the addressing ceremony tonight. The sentence is grammatically incorrect. The subject "Dean" is singular, but the verb "are" is plural. It doesn’t ensure subject-verb agreement and grammatical correctness. |
No change |
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Choice.B |
It is imperative that the Dean be present at the addressing ceremony tonight. The sentence is correct because it employs the subjunctive mood, expressing necessity or importance. In this case, "be" follows "that" to convey the urgency of the Dean’s presence at the addressing ceremony, adhering to grammatical rules for expressing commands, requests, or suggestions. |
be |
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Choice.C |
It is imperative that the Dean was present at the addressing ceremony tonight. The sentence is incorrect because "was" doesn’t maintain the subjunctive mood and the past tense shouldn’t be used here as the sentence is in present tense. |
was |
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Choice.D |
It is imperative that the Dean being present at the addressing ceremony tonight. The sentence is incorrect because it uses "being" inappropriately. The word "being" is not grammatically suitable. |
being |
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Step: |
Correct sentence |
It is imperative that the Dean be present at the addressing ceremony tonight. |
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Answer |
Option |
B |
10 |
Sumup |
Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps? |
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