Question

Read the paragraph and identify the sentence which shows incorrect shift in verb tense.
(1) Once over dinner while I stared at the white ribbon running across the table, the captain leaned into his first mate and whispered, ‘What are you afraid of?’ (2) The captain then bit down and blood gushed all over the first mate's shoulder. (3) His shirt became deep red and stuck to his body as the captain began to walk away. (4) I wonder if the first mate had to fight the blackness that begins at the back of your eyes and threatens to swallow you.
A) Sentence 1
B) Sentence 2
C) Sentence 3
D) Sentence 4

Answer 1

Your answer is sentence 2

Answer 2

optionB. Sentence 2 is the answer