Revise the following sentences to eliminate unnecessary shifts in tense,

mood, voice, or person and number and between direct and indirect discourse. Most of
the items can e revised in more than one way.

1. The greed of the 1980s gave way to the occupational insecurity of the 1990s, which
in turn gives way to reinforced family ties in the early 2000s.
2. The building inspector suggested that we apply for a construction permit and that we
should check with his office again when the plans are complete.
3. She studied the package, wondered what could it be, and tore off the wrapping.
4. Suddenly, we heard an explosion of wings off to our right, and you could see a
hundred or more ducks lifting off from the water.
5. In my previous job, I sold the most advertising sports and was given a sales
excellence award.
6. A cloud of snow powder rose as skis and poles fly in every direction.
7. The flight attendant said, “Please turn off all electronic devices,” but that we could use
them again after takeoff.
8. Workers with computer skills were in great demand, and a programmer could almost
name their salary.
9. When in Florence, be sure to see the cityʼs famed cathedral, and many tourists also
visit Michelangeloʼs statue David.
10.The aroma, which wafts through the house, lured the adults from their beds.

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The greed of the 1980s gave way to the

occupational insecurity of the 1990s,
which in turn gave way to reinforced
family ties in the early 2000s

Quest 3; As the instructor ran out the room, she grabbed her coat and wonder why the substitute was late.

1. The greed of the 1980s gave way to the occupational insecurity of the 1990s, which in turn gave way to reinforced family ties in the early 2000s.

Explanation: To eliminate the unnecessary shifts in tense, revise all verb forms to past tense.

2. The building inspector suggested that we apply for a construction permit and check with his office again when the plans are complete.
Explanation: To eliminate the unnecessary shift in person, revise "should" to "and" to maintain consistency in the sentence.

3. She studied the package, wondering what it could be, and tore off the wrapping.
Explanation: To eliminate the unnecessary shift in tense, revise "what could it be" to "wondering what it could be".

4. Suddenly, we heard an explosion of wings off to our right, and we saw a hundred or more ducks lifting off from the water.
Explanation: To eliminate the unnecessary shifts in voice and person, revise "you could see" to "we saw" to maintain consistency.

5. In my previous job, I sold the most advertising sports and was given a sales excellence award.
Explanation: To eliminate the unnecessary shift in tense, revise "was given" to "I was given" to maintain consistency.

6. A cloud of snow powder rose as skis and poles flew in every direction.
Explanation: To eliminate the unnecessary shifts in tense and voice, revise "fly" to "flew" to maintain consistency.

7. The flight attendant said, "Please turn off all electronic devices," and that we could use them again after takeoff.
Explanation: To eliminate the unnecessary shift in voice, revise "but that we could use them again" to "and that we could use them again" to maintain consistency.

8. Workers with computer skills were in great demand, and programmers could almost name their salary.
Explanation: To eliminate the unnecessary shift in person, revise "a programmer could" to "programmers could" to maintain consistency.

9. When in Florence, be sure to see the city's famed cathedral, and many tourists also visit Michelangelo's statue David.
Explanation: To eliminate the unnecessary shift in person, revise "many tourists also visit" to "many tourists visit" to maintain consistency.

10. The aroma, wafting through the house, lured the adults from their beds.
Explanation: To eliminate the unnecessary shift between direct and indirect discourse, revise "which wafts" to "wafting" to maintain consistency.