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Sentence improvement (parallel tense and voice): choose the best correction for a habitual-action sentence Original sentence: "The small child does whatever his father was done." Select the option that makes the sentence grammatically correct and idiomatic. If no change is needed, choose "No correction required".

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: does

Explanation:


Given data

  • Original: “The small child does whatever his father was done.”
  • Goal: Correct tense/voice and ensure parallel structure.


Concept/Approach
For habitual/general actions, keep present simple in both clauses: “does … does”. Also, avoid passive “was done” where an active verb is needed.


Option analysis
does — correct parallelism: “The small child does whatever his father does.” ✅has done/had done — perfect aspects shift the meaning to completed past; not a general habit.did — simple past mismatches the present habitual “does”.No correction required — incorrect because “was done” is ungrammatical in this context.


Common pitfalls

  • Mixing tenses inside a general, timeless statement.
  • Accidentally using passive voice (“was done”) after “whatever his father …”.


Final Answer
… whatever his father does.

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