Identify the error in the sentence: 'The archeologist discovered the hidden burial chamber, and he also documents each ancient artifact carefully yesterday.'

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. Unwarranted tense shift from past simple to present simple

  1. Step 1: The sentence begins with the past tense 'discovered' describing actions completed 'yesterday', but abruptly shifts to present tense 'documents'. Tense consistency requires maintaining the past tense ('and he also documented') throughout the narration of past events. Answer: Unwarranted tense shift from past simple to present simple. Why not the others: "Dangling participial modifier" occurs when an introductory verbal modifier lacks a logical grammatical subject; "Faulty comparative structure" involves an incomplete or illogical comparison between non-parallel items; "Comma splice between clauses" links two independent clauses with only a comma, which is not present here.

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