Final answer:
Sentences A, B, and C all correctly avoid incorrect shifts in verb mood by maintaining consistent verb moods throughout each sentence. The moods are either all imperative, suggesting action to be taken, or indicative, describing a possible future action.
Step-by-step explanation:
To identify which three sentences avoid incorrect shifts in verb mood, we must look for consistency within each sentence. A shift in verb mood occurs when the verb of a sentence changes from one mood to another inappropriately, which can cause confusion for the reader.
- A) Visit the doctor at 11 am, and then you might join me for lunch. - This sentence correctly uses the imperative mood ("Visit") and then shifts to the indicative mood ("you might join"), suggesting a possible future action.
- B) Read the stage instructions carefully, and then enact the play. - This sentence maintains the imperative mood throughout, asking for two consecutive actions.
- C) Attend to Walt's wounds and then take him to the doctor. - Similar to sentence B, this sentence also maintains the imperative mood throughout, directing someone to take two actions sequentially.
All three sentences, A, B, and C, effectively avoid incorrect shifts in verb mood as they maintain consistency in verb use.