Help with writing - tense related questions

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<p>At this point, I think I am familiar with all the writing rules but there's one that still bothers me, which is the tense rule (when to use present perfect, past tense, simple perfect etc)</p>

<p>It seems that it has a lot to do with the dates and such. But there are times when there aren't dates to indicate the tense. </p>

<p>Can someone give me a clear explanation for this rule? </p>

<p>Examples (with dates):</p>

<p>After the uprising of October 10, 1911, that has led to the establishment of a Chinese republic, many Chinese Americans decided to return to China in hopes of a brighter future there. No error. </p>

<p>Answer being "has led"</p>

<p>From 1566 until 1576 Santa Elena, now an excavation site in South Carolina, was the capital of Spanish Florida; however, it has became an English settlement by 1735. No error.</p>

<p>Answer being "has became"</p>

<p>Examples (w/o dates):</p>

<p>Although she considers her chemistry research complete, she has heeded her professor's advice and is conducting three additional experiments. No error. </p>

<p>Answer being "no error" - explanation on how "has heeded" is correct?</p>

<p>The derelict old house across from the warehouses and the even more decrepit one just beside them have been placed on the list of historical landmarks. No error.</p>

<p>Answer being "have been placed" </p>

<p>Feel free to add more examples related to the same rule.</p>

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(Of ancient origin), the game of checkers (was played) in Egypt (during the time) of the pharaohs and (is mentioned) in the writings of Homer and Plato. No error</p>

<p>Why is “is mentioned” correct?</p>

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<p>These could probably be tense issues you’re dealing with.</p>

<p>I know it sounds confusing, but you have to keep reading the sentences aloud and see if it makes sense. Always stick past to past, present to present, and future to future.</p>

<p>For the uprising October China one, I think “has led” should be altered to “had led” because they described the Chinese’s return taken place before we knew it. </p>

<p>The one with Santa Elena in South Carolina, “has became” should exchange with “became” in order to make the past tense simple.</p>

<p>[Heed</a> Definition | Definition of Heed at Dictionary.com](<a href=“http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/heed]Heed”>HEED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com)
Heeded means to give careful attention to; prudent; or meticulous.
The sentence was written in present tense so there’s no error.</p>

<p>“And the even more depict ONE” indicates a singularity of the object related with the subject. They’re discussing about the “derelict old house”, not the warehouses. Be careful cause many kids get fooled out by these kind of questions. Grammatically, a singular “one of the other decrepit house” should be conjuncted with “HAS been placed.”</p>

<p>Ex: 1) The boy along with the girl has been able to ride the horses at the park. “Has” yields the “girl.” (I’m not sure if this example is correct. Hopefully, someone will come over and explain).
2) The smooth ice cream and the even more sweet one on the other end has been left uneaten by customers.</p>

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<p>Literature takes the present tense.</p>

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(Of ancient origin), the game of checkers (was played) in Egypt (during the time) of the pharaohs and (is mentioned) in the writings of Homer and Plato. No error</p>

<p>Why is “is mentioned” correct? " </p>

<p>Game is one subject. So it’s singular --" is " or " was " are singular adverbs.
Ex: The group IS. The group WAS. The family IS. The family WAS.
And I’m still unsure if “The Beatles” is singular or plural. (Hopefully someone will clear this up for me too).</p>

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<p>No, the “by” makes the past perfect tense necessary.</p>

<p>“it had become an English settlement by 1735” or “it became an English settlement in 1735.”</p>

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<p>Actually, Beatles is plural. Band names and Team names are plural.</p>

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<p>I believe the OP was inquiring about tense.</p>

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<p>Yes, it’s correct; “along with the girl” is a prepositional phrase.</p>

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<p>Lol, got your point there Silverturtle. :)</p>

<p>I guess “had” does make it appropriate either way.</p>

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<p>This is incorrect.</p>

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<p>No, the subject in this sentence is plural. Let us omit any unnecessary phrases in order to make the fundamental structure clearer:</p>

<p>"The derelict old house across from the warehouses and the even more decrepit one just beside them have been placed on the list of historical landmarks.</p>

<p>When “and” joins two subjects, the result is plural.</p>

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<p>So I got confused then. The answer should’ve been no error. I don’t know why OP picked “have been placed” as the answer to the error.</p>

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<p>Neither do I.</p>

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<p>Oops, my bad. Yeah, the answer for the last question is indeed no error. Sorry :P</p>