Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?
A) Patiently waiting in line, hoping to buy tickets for the musical The Book of Mormon .
B) They patiently waiting in line, hoping to buy tickets for the musical The Book of Mormon .
C) They patiently waited in line, hoping to buy tickets for the musical The Book of Mormon .

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The tense of the verb "wait" should be in the past tense since the action of waiting has already happened. Therefore, option C is the correct sentence. Options A and B have a subject-verb agreement error since "patiently waiting" should be followed by "waited" instead of "waiting". The correct sentence uses the past tense verb "waited" to indicate that the action has already taken place. Option A is close, but it uses the present participle "waiting" which implies that the action is still ongoing. Option B is incorrect because it uses the pronoun "they" without a clear antecedent, and the verb "waiting" is also in the present participle form.

Instructions: Each One of the Following Groups Contains One Correct