EXPLANATION
E18. Identify the sentence with correct verb tense consistency:
a) She will eat lunch, then she had a meeting.
b) She will eat lunch, then she has a meeting.
c) She will eat lunch, then she has had a meeting.
d) She will eat lunch, then she will have a meeting.
ANSWER: d) She will eat lunch, then she will have a meeting.
EXPLANATION:
The sentence with correct verb tense consistency is:
d) She will eat lunch, then she will have a meeting.
In this sentence, both verbs "eat" and "have" maintain consistent future tense. The use of "will" before both verbs indicates that these actions will occur in the future. Option d correctly maintains verb tense consistency throughout the sentence.
Option a, "She will eat lunch, then she had a meeting," has an inconsistency in verb tense. "Will eat" is in the future tense, but "had" is in the past tense.
Option b, "She will eat lunch, then she has a meeting," mixes future tense and present tense, which is inconsistent.
Option c, "She will eat lunch, then she has had a meeting," combines future tense with present perfect tense, which is also inconsistent.
