Which sentence has a verb tense shift error?

a. all of the cars in the parking lot today are parked illegally.

b. kristoff worked hard on his diet, but he could not resisted snacking.

c. marcia's lecture on the ming dynasty made the front page of the newspaper.

d. sherel poured herself her third cup of coffee, without apology, and drank it.?

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Ean Poole

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15 February, 16:14

Which sentence has a verb tense shift error?

a. all of the cars in the parking lot today are parked illegally.

b. kristoff worked hard on his diet, but he could not resisted snacking.

c. marcia's lecture on the ming dynasty made the front page of the newspaper.

d. sherel poured herself her third cup of coffee, without apology, and drank it.?

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Emery Salinas · Answer 1

The sentence that possesses a verb tense shift error is option B. What makes this sentence erroneous is that part "could not resisted". Since the linking verb is already in the past form which is "could", then the verb next to it should only take the regular or present form. This should be "could not resist" only.