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In December 1980, John Lennon was shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building and has died on the way to the hospital.
A. John Lennon was shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building and has died on the way to the hospital
B. shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building, John Lennon died on his way to the hospital
C. John Lennon shot in the back four times outside his Manhattan apartment building and died on his way to the hospital
D. John Lennon died on the way to the hospital after being shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment
E. outside his Manhattan apartment building, John Lennon was shot four times in the back and has died on his way to the hospital
A. John Lennon was shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building and has died on the way to the hospital
B. shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building, John Lennon died on his way to the hospital
C. John Lennon shot in the back four times outside his Manhattan apartment building and died on his way to the hospital
D. John Lennon died on the way to the hospital after being shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment
E. outside his Manhattan apartment building, John Lennon was shot four times in the back and has died on his way to the hospital
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
In December 1980, John Lennon was shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building and has died on the way to the hospital.
A. John Lennon was shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building and has died on the way to the hospital
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The sentence begins in the Past tense with the anchor In December 1980 and the phrase John Lennon was shot. By default, this sentence should remain in the Past tense. Has died, however, is in the Present (Present Perfect). Remember our rule:
Once in the Past, always in the Past.
B. shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building, John Lennon died on his way to the hospital
The sentence begins in the Past tense with the anchor In December 1980. This answer correctly uses the Past tense verb died.
Note that in this answer choice the verb shot is not in the Past but in the third form (V3).
C. John Lennon shot in the back four times outside his Manhattan apartment building and died on his way to the hospital
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original mistake, it changes the meaning of the original sentence. In the original sentence, John Lennon was shot whereas in this answer choice he shot. This change also creates a grammatical mistake because the verb shoot requires an object (i.e., shoot someone/something), which is missing in this answer choice.
The lesson to be learned here is the importance of paying close attention to details in the answer choices.
Do not assume that the only thing that changes in the answer choices is the part which was flawed in the original sentence. Different answer choices can make changes in various parts of the sentence.
D. John Lennon died on the way to the hospital after being shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original mistake and is grammatically correct, it changes the meaning of the original sentence as a result of the omission of the word building.
The lesson to be learned here is the importance of paying close attention to details in the answer choices.
Do not assume that the only thing that changes in the answer choices is the part which was flawed in the original sentence. Different answer choices can make changes in various parts of the sentence.
E. outside his Manhattan apartment building, John Lennon was shot four times in the back and has died on his way to the hospital
Incorrect.
This answer choice repeats the original mistake. The sentence begins in the Past tense with the anchor In December 1980 and continues in the Past tense with the phrase John Lennon was shot. By default, this sentence should remain in the Past tense. Has died, however, is in the Present (Present Perfect). Remember our rule:
Once in the Past, always in the Past.
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In December 1980, John Lennon was shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building and has died on the way to the hospital.
A. John Lennon was shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building and has died on the way to the hospital - Parallelism error. Verb tense is not maintained in both the parallel statements. Both of these parallel statements must be in the past tense.
B. shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building, John Lennon died on his way to the hospital -Correct answer
C. John Lennon shot in the back four times outside his Manhattan apartment building and died on his way to the hospital - parallelsim error. was shot must be used
D. John Lennon died on the way to the hospital after being shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment - omission of building changes the meaning
E. outside his Manhattan apartment building, John Lennon was shot four times in the back and has died on his way to the hospital - Parallelism error. Verb tenses are not maintained here
A. John Lennon was shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building and has died on the way to the hospital - Parallelism error. Verb tense is not maintained in both the parallel statements. Both of these parallel statements must be in the past tense.
B. shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment building, John Lennon died on his way to the hospital -Correct answer
C. John Lennon shot in the back four times outside his Manhattan apartment building and died on his way to the hospital - parallelsim error. was shot must be used
D. John Lennon died on the way to the hospital after being shot four times in the back outside his Manhattan apartment - omission of building changes the meaning
E. outside his Manhattan apartment building, John Lennon was shot four times in the back and has died on his way to the hospital - Parallelism error. Verb tenses are not maintained here
