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Reading the definition backRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the agreement ruleRead the answer and worked solution →Which subject takes this form?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: tense across timeRead the answer and worked solution →Matching form to subject and timeRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →

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Reading the definition back

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Questions
  1. Question
    Tense means
    Choices
    1. number
    2. time
    3. place
    Correct choice
    time
  2. Question
    Tense is carried by the form of the
    Choices
    1. noun
    2. article
    3. verb
    Correct choice
    verb
  3. Question
    Old English had how many tenses?
    Choices
    1. two
    2. three
    3. six
    Correct choice
    two
  4. Question
    In Old English the present tense also covered
    Choices
    1. past time
    2. future time
    3. no other time
    Correct choice
    future time
Straight recall of section 233. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.

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Complete the agreement rule

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    time
    Choices
    1. time
    2. place
    3. manner
  2. Answer
    person
    Choices
    1. person
    2. gender
    3. length
  3. Answer
    right
    Choices
    1. right
    2. wrong
    3. missing
Complete the statement
The tense fixes the {0} of the action. The exact form still depends on the {1} and number of the subject, which is why 'he are' is wrong even though its tense is {2}.
Tense sets the time; person and number set the exact form. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.

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Which subject takes this form?

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Items
  1. Item
    am
    Category
    I
  2. Item
    was
    Category
    I
  3. Item
    is
    Category
    He or she
  4. Item
    are
    Category
    We or they
  5. Item
    were
    Category
    We or they
Categories
  1. Item
    I
  2. Item
    He or she
  3. Item
    We or they
Person and number, alongside tense. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.

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