As the dancers step to the music, they were also stepping in time to a sound that embodies their unique history and suggests the influence of outside cultures on their music.
A. NO CHANGE
B. are also stepping***
C. have also stepped
D. will also step
Merci.
Yes. Since all the rest of the verbs in that sentence are in present tenses, that one needs to be, also.
A. NO CHANGE
The correct answer is B. "are also stepping." In this sentence, the present progressive tense "are stepping" is used to indicate that the dancers are currently stepping to the music. This tense expresses an ongoing action happening in the present.
To determine the correct answer, you can analyze the verb tense used in the original sentence. In this case, "step" is used in the present tense to describe what the dancers are currently doing. Therefore, the verb "are" needs to match the present tense verb "step" and should be in the present progressive tense, which is "are also stepping." The other answer choices (C. have also stepped and D. will also step) do not match the present tense of "step" and would create grammatical inconsistencies in the sentence.