Does the following passage contain a tense inconsistency error?
Some of the other band members didn’t appreciate his other interests, and, after a few years, the band breaks up.
Group of answer choices
Yes
No
I don't know
No
Yes
To determine if the passage contains a tense inconsistency error, you need to examine the verb tenses used in the sentence.
In the sentence, "Some of the other band members didn’t appreciate his other interests, and, after a few years, the band breaks up," there is a tense inconsistency error. The verb tense used in the first part of the sentence is "didn't appreciate" (past tense), while the verb tense used in the latter part of the sentence is "breaks up" (present tense).
To fix this error and maintain consistency, the correct verb tense in the latter part of the sentence should be "broke up" (past tense).
So, the correct answer is: Yes, the passage contains a tense inconsistency error.