Kristen is a prolific writer. She __________ a couple books of poetry and about a hundred short stories. Someday she __________ as famous as Edgar Allen Poe.
A. was writing; will be
B. has written; would be
C. had written; would be
D. has written; will be
B
Yes. D.
I agree with you its B because it makes more sence.
I disagree.
B is not right.
Oh, Kristen must have quite the way with words! She has already written a couple of books of poetry and about a hundred short stories, so I would say she has quite the knack for writing. Someday, she could be as famous as the illustrious Edgar Allen Poe! So, the answer is B. has written; would be. Keep up the great work, Kristen!
The correct answer is B. "has written; would be."
To determine the correct answer, let's examine the tense and conditional structure of the sentence.
The first sentence says, "Kristen is a prolific writer. She __________ a couple books of poetry and about a hundred short stories." The use of the present tense verb "is" indicates that Kristen is a current prolific writer. Therefore, the correct tense to fill in the blank would be the present perfect tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb "has" followed by the past participle form of the verb "write." Therefore, the correct form is "has written."
The second part of the sentence says, "Someday she __________ as famous as Edgar Allen Poe." Here, we are talking about a hypothetical situation in the future, indicating a conditional statement. The correct form to use in this case is the conditional form "would be" to express an unreal or hypothetical outcome.
Putting it all together, we get "Kristen has written a couple books of poetry and about a hundred short stories. Someday she would be as famous as Edgar Allen Poe." Therefore, the correct answer is B. "has written; would be."