Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

My lungs and throat were burning as I felt my chest rise and collapse with rapid cadence as I surfaced for air.

  1. were burning as I felt my chest rise and collapse with rapid cadence

  2. burn as I feel my chest rise and collapse with rapid cadence

  3. were burning as I felt my chest rising and collapse with rapidity

  4. burnt as I felt my chest rise and collapse with rapid cadence

  5. with rapid cadence burned as I felt my chest rising and collapsing.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; the sentence doesn't need any changes as the principal clause (my lungs and throat were burning) is in the past tense and continues to be so in the subordinate clause (as I surfaced for air).

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