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understand how consistency of tense through verbs and verb groups achieves clarity in sentences (AC9E7LA06)

Elaborations
  • identifying and discussing how verb tense is maintained in compound, complex and compound-complex sentences
  • identifying and discussing different forms of verb tenses and their use to maintain consistency of tense in different sentences; for example, “I organise the cake stall every week, and I am running the meeting this weekend, as well.”
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Tense (Grammar),  Verbs

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