Question

Rewrite the following paragraph, correcting any problems in verb tense or subject/verb agreement.

Answer 1

I looked at the clock. It was almost 7:30 p.m. Where WAS everyone? I had been waiting for half an hour, and neither Lydia nor Michelle had arrived. I looked around the restaurant, watching the other people eat happily with their family and friends. Maybe I GOT the time wrong? I was positive that 7 P.M. was the time we were supposed to meet though. I checked my phone again--no calls. Sometimes my friends were a few minutes late, but never this late! I looked at the text again, and I started to worry. Suddenly, my phone RANG. "Hello? Where are you?" It turns out that I WAS sitting in the wrong restaurant for thirty minutes.

Answer 2

The correction would be in bold.

I looked at the clock. It was almost 7:30 P.M. Where was everyone? I had been waiting for half an hour, and neither Lydia nor Michelle had arrived. I looked around the restaurant, watching the other people eating happily with their family and friends. Maybe I got the time wrong? I was positive, though, that 7 P.M. was the time we were supposed to meet. I checked my phone again--no calls. Sometimes my friends were a few minutes late, but never this late! I looked at the text again, and I started to worry. Suddenly, my phone rang. "Hello? Where are you?" It turned out that I was sitting in the wrong restaurant for thirty minutes.

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