Question

you need to check for tree branches on the ground, and do not make any noise. Identify the inappropriate shift or inconsistency of verb mood in the sentence.

Answer 1

You need to check for tree branches on the ground, and do not make any noise.
The verb MOOD was indicative at the beginning (You need to check for tree branches on the ground), then it changed to imperative (do not make any noise).

Answer 2

Indicative mood to imperative mood

Indicative mood expresses facts, assertions, it expresses a command (you need to check for tree branches), while the imperative mood is the form of the verb that makes direct commands and requests ( do not make any noise)

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