Question

read the passage and choose the best answer to each question. there are six underlined words or phrases in the passage to show which words or phrases may be incorrect.
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it was a time of big changes in my life. i was a new student at duncan heights middle school. my family had moved over the summer, when we were all looking forward to getting a fresh start in a new community. i always get a little nervous on the first day of school, but this year i felt more excited than nervous. one reason my parents had decided to move was that they had heard that my school had really good teachers. i had a feeling 7th grade was going to be great.
science has always been my favorite subject. this year, i decided i wanted a challenge, so i signed up for the advanced science course. to accomplish my goal, of getting an a in the course i took notes carefully and studied hard. even with all my hard work toward the end of my first semester of 7th grade i had still only earned a b+ in the course.
so, one day i asked my teacher, mr. davis, if i could do anything for extra credit.
mr. davis was really nice, and he had a way of making learning really fun. i bet he is one of the teachers my parents had heard about. he gave me an assignment to do for extra credit, but he warned me that it would have to be turned in by the due date. trying to improve my grade, the assignment was not accepted by mr. davis, because i was too late. although i was disappointed, mr. davis said he was sure i could improve next semester, as long as i kept putting in the effort. i made up my mind to keep working toward my goal.
there is one blank in the sentence below. for this blank, click the correct phrase.
although blank i could improve next semester, as long as i kept putting in the effort.
options:
i were disappointed, mr. davis said he were sure
i was disappointed, mr. davis said he were sure
i were disappointed, mr. davis said he was sure
i was disappointed, mr. davis said he was sure

Explanation:

To solve this, we need to check subject - verb agreement. The subject "I" should be paired with "was" (not "were"), and the subject "he" (referring to Mr. Davis) should be paired with "was" (not "were"). Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: "I were disappointed, Mr. Davis said he were sure" has incorrect subject - verb agreement for both "I" and "he".
• Option 2: "I was disappointed, Mr. Davis said he were sure" has incorrect subject - verb agreement for "he".
• Option 3: "I were disappointed, Mr. Davis said he was sure" has incorrect subject - verb agreement for "I".
• Option 4: "I was disappointed, Mr. Davis said he was sure" has correct subject - verb agreement for both "I" and "he".

Answer:

D. I was disappointed, Mr. Davis said he was sure