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4. The quiz was scheduled for Friday by the professor.

5. The alarm rang, and Laney presses the snooze button.

6. While visiting the state college, Emilia tried to visit her friend

Jamie, but Jamie transferred to a different college.

7. It was not Paul’s day. He was on time for his shift despite

fighting heavy traffic, but when he got there, the manager tells

him that he isn’t on the schedule.

8. When I asked Lin about the painting hanging on her wall, she

said she had it for years.

9. The office was a disorderly array of files, papers, and potted
plants; boxes of supplies are stacked on the only chair.

10. Dora collects coins. This year five impressive pieces were

obtained by her.

Review Exercise 21-4 Editing a Paragraph

for Problems in Tense and Voice