SAT Writing › Correcting Verb Tense Errors
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Janine only had one priority on Wednesday night: studied physics before her final exam the next morning.
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The students were shocked learning of their teacher's past life as a rock musician.
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Various theories were proposed, but none prove satisfactory to the investigators.
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Problematically, the soldier had backs himself into a corner from which he could not escape.
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The spokesperson noted that over the past year, a new wave of technological advances have increased the company’s profitability.
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The new recruit made enough mistakes in basic training that the sergeant believes he would never become a good soldier.
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Many parents mistakenly thinking babies should be on low-fat diets; however, fat is crucial to infants’ brain and nerve development.
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Young professionals often make mistakes, but they also learned from them.
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Tomorrow after I finish my last exam I have finished high school.
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David forgot that the popcorn was on the stove top and left it there for several minutes, burning the kernels severely and filled the room with a rather foul stench.