Read the paragraph below and answer the question.

(1) I always read the front section of the newspaper first, especially on Sundays. (2) Although I find it tempting to read the sports page or the comics first, I purposely do not do so. (3) My current events teacher taught us that it is critical for an 8th grader to be aware of the wide variety of things that are happening in our own area, around the United States, and throughout the world. (4) We were told by her that if we read the front page of the paper every day, we would never be ignorant about what was going on around us.

Which sentence contains an unnecessary shift in the voice of verb?

Adapted from grade 8 item and scoring sampler 2015

A.) Sentence 1

B.) Sentence 2

C.) Sentence 3

D.) Sentence 4

Question

Danny Downs

16 February, 11:03

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Orr · Answer 1

I say D.) Sentence 4. You already mentioned that you read the front page everyday, and we already know that.