Correcting Errors in Tense
- Due No due date
- Points 2
- Questions 2
- Time Limit None
Instructions
Quiz
The following is a paragraph written by a student about a short story called "A&P" by John Updike. The writer makes several errors in tense. See if you can find them and answer the questions about the errors.
In the story "A&P" Sammy is a store clerk who gets bored working in a supermarket. But one day, three girls walked into the store and they were wearing nothing but bathing suits. Sammy gets excited watching the half-naked girls. When they came to the checkout where he worked, the tallest girl pulls out a $20 bill from her cleavage and Sammy almost goes crazy. He gets so flustered he didn't quite know what to do.