Which answer is the best revision of the inappropriate shift in verb tense?
Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sewed them neatly together.
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Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sews them neatly together.
Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sews them neatly together.
Dorothy took a needle and thread and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sewed them neatly together.
Dorothy took a needle and thread and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sewed them neatly together.
Dorothy took a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cuts the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sews them neatly together.
Dorothy took a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cuts the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sews them neatly together.
Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cuts the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sewed them neatly together.
Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sewed them neatly together.
The best revision of the inappropriate shift in verb tense is:
"Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sewed them neatly together."
The best revision of the inappropriate shift in verb tense is:
"Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sews them neatly together."
To determine the correct answer, we need to analyze the sequence of events in the sentence and maintain consistency in verb tense. The original sentence starts in present tense ("Dorothy takes") and then suddenly shifts to past tense ("Oz cut" and "she sewed"), which is inconsistent and confusing.
Option 1 ("Dorothy takes... she sews") maintains consistency by keeping the verbs in present tense.
Option 2 ("Dorothy took... she sewed") maintains consistency by using past tense throughout the sentence.
Option 3 ("Dorothy took... she sews") introduces a shift in tense, where the main verb "took" is in past tense but the verb "sews" is in present tense. This is also inconsistent.
Option 4 ("Dorothy takes... she sewed") repeats the original mistake of shifting from present tense to past tense.
Therefore, the best revision is Option 1: "Dorothy takes a needle and thread, and as quickly as Oz cut the strips of silk into the proper shape, she sews them neatly together."