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DEC 25 Wk 2 Grammar HW: Initial Quiz - Independent Clauses; Present Simple; Past Simple; Passive; Present Perfect

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What tense are the following sentences in? 1: Dave listens to music on his way home from school. 2: Academics in higher education often have long discussions about the spread of plagiarism in universities. 3: Plagiarism-detection software wasn’t very good. 4: These students have cheated on exams in the past. 5: These students cheated on the exam. 6: Plagiarism detection software has improved a lot since the early 2000s. 7: Economic hardship was identified as the source of the problem

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A.Present simple
B.Passive voice
C.Present perfect
D.Past simple
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Let's break down the task: we need to identify the tense or voice category for each of the seven sentences and then see how the four provided options align with the given matches. Sentence 1: 'Dave listens to music on his way home from school.' This uses the base form 'listens' for a routine action in the present; it is Present Simple. Sentence 2: 'Academics in higher education often have long discussions about the spread of plagiarism in universities.' The verb 'have' is in the simple present to describe habitual actions; this is Present Simple as well. Sentence 3: 'Plagiarism-detection software wasn’t very good.' The contraction 'wasn’t' denotes 'was not,' which is the past simple tense of 'be'; thus Past Simple.......Login to view full explanation

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