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ILTS Basic Skills Language Arts - Free Test Sample Questions

Choose the option that corrects an error in the underlined portion(s). If no error exists, choose “No change is necessary.”
 
I (A) was eating an apple when Carl (B) knocked at the door. He (C) was planning to go to the library but instead he came to my house.

Correct Answer:
had planned
in the sentence provided, "i was eating an apple when carl knocked at the door. he was planning to go to the library but instead he came to my house," the error lies in the tense used in part (c) "was planning." the correct answer is "had planned." this choice better reflects the sequence of events and the completion of carl's planning process before the next action occurred. here’s why: 1. **past perfect tense usage:** the past perfect tense ("had planned") is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past took place. in this case, carl's decision and planning to go to the library were completed before he knocked on the door. using "was planning" (past continuous) instead suggests that the planning was still ongoing at the time he decided to visit, which contradicts the implication that his plans were already set, but then changed. 2. **clarity of timeline:** the correction to "had planned" clarifies the timeline. it indicates clearly that carl had completed his planning to go to the library prior to the decision to visit the house instead. the past continuous tense "was planning" could imply that the planning was happening concurrently with the knock on the door, which adds unnecessary ambiguity. 3. **contextual fit:** the context implies a change of plans. the phrase "but instead he came to my house" suggests a pivot from a prior commitment (going to the library) to a new action. the past perfect tense supports this narrative by showing that the original plan was established but then altered. 4. **grammatical consistency:** when two actions in a past narrative are described, and one action precedes the other, using the past perfect tense for the first action helps maintain grammatical consistency. it distinguishes between what was already complete and what happened subsequently. by choosing "had planned," the sentence correctly communicates that carl's planning was a completed past action, making the sequence of events clear and grammatically correct.