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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Shifts in Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Five areas to edit for shifts in writing: Consistent Point of View, Consistent Verb Tenses, Verbs Consistent in Mood and Voice, Shifts from Indirect to Direct Questions/Quotations, and Shifts from British to American English. Each area...
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Article
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Shifty Tenses

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Notes about verb tense, when it should and should not be changed, and what tense is best to use when writing about literature.
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Activity
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H&h Publishing: Identify Inappropriate Shifts in Verb Tense

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Practice improving four sentences by correct verb tense shifts and eliminating unnecessary words.