Tense confusion
In grammar, a tense confusion occurs when a writer shifts from the present tense to the past tense (or vice versa).[1][2] For example, in the following example, the change from "saw" (past tense) to "is" (present tense) represents a tense confusion:
Example:
He saw that she is very tall.
Tense confusions hurt reader comprehension.[3][4] They are a common grammatical error,[5] especially among beginning writers.[6]
References
- "Verb Tenses ~ Correcting Shifts" (PDF). The Quality Writing Center. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- "Tense Consistency".
- "Verb Tense Consistency". Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- Verb Tense Consistency. Grammerly Handbook. Grammerly.
- "Verb Tense Consistency". CLA Department of English. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- Mencher, Melvin. "Grammar Exercise 11: Verb Tense Consistency". McGraw Hill. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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