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Cody is laughing at Megan's joke when suddenly the phone went dead. He tries calling her back, but she is not answering.Which of these revisions corrects the inappropriate shift in verb tense?A.He tried calling her backB.but she did not answerC.Cody laughed at Megan's jokeD.when suddenly the phone dies

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Cody is laughing at Megan's joke when suddenly the phone went dead. He tries calling her back, but she is not answering.Which of these revisions corrects the inappropriate shift in verb tense?A.He tried calling her backB.but she did not answerC.Cody laughed at Megan's jokeD.when suddenly the phone dies

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The correct revision to correct the inappropriate shift in verb tense is: "Cody was laughing at Megan's joke when suddenly the phone went dead. He tried calling her back, but she did not answer." This revision maintains a consistent past tense throughout the sentence.

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