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Read the following sentence and decide if any verbs need to be written in a
different tense. Then choose the answer that best rewrites the sentence, or
choose to leave the sentence as it is.
Because it rains all day yesterday, it was too muddy for the neighborhood
children to play outside today.
A. Because it rained all day today, it was too muddy for the
neighborhood children to play outside tomorrow.
B. Because it rained all day yesterday, it is too muddy for the
neighborhood children to play outside today.
OC. The sentence is correct as is.
OD. Because it rains all day yesterday, it is too muddy for the
neighborhood children to play outside today.



Answer :

In the given sentence, "Because it rains all day yesterday, it was too muddy for the neighborhood children to play outside today," there is an error in the verb tenses used. The verb "rains" should be in the past tense to match the timeframe of yesterday. Here are the options for correcting the sentence: A. Because it rained all day today, it was too muddy for the neighborhood children to play outside tomorrow. B. Because it rained all day yesterday, it is too muddy for the neighborhood children to play outside today. C. The sentence is correct as is. D. Because it rains all day yesterday, it is too muddy for the neighborhood children to play outside today. The correct answer is B: "Because it rained all day yesterday, it is too muddy for the neighborhood children to play outside today." This option maintains the correct sequence of tenses, with "rained" in the past tense for yesterday and "is" in the present tense for today.