Question

For the following questions, you will use your language skills. Read the directions and answer the questions.

Choose the sentence that has an inappropriate shift in verb voice.
After the holiday ended, we made the long journey back home.
O When my friends arrived at my apartment, the doorbell was rung.
The trees were pushed to and fro and the windows were rattled by the strong wind.
I was disappointed that the game was canceled but excited to go to the movies instead.

Answer 1

The sentence that has an inappropriate shift in verb voice is: When my friends arrived at my apartment, the doorbell was rung.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that has an inappropriate shift in verb voice is: When my friends arrived at my apartment, the doorbell was rung.

In this sentence, there is a shift from active voice to passive voice. The active voice is used in the first part of the sentence 'my friends arrived at my apartment,' but then it shifts to passive voice in the second part 'the doorbell was rung.' This creates an inconsistency in verb voice.

To maintain consistency and avoid a shift in verb voice, the sentence could be rewritten as 'When my friends arrived at my apartment, I rang the doorbell.'

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