<p>Slanting through the trees, yesterdays late afternoon sun cast deep shadows on the bedroom wall. No error</p>
<p>Answer: No error
My Question: Shouldn't "cast" be "casts" to agree with the singular subject sun?</p>
<p>I’m no grammar nazi, but since it’s talking about yesterday’s sun maybe it wants the past tense singular which I think is cast (sounds right anyway), I think “casts” would be an ongoing action. That’s confusing though because if it wants past tense then the beginning clause “Slanting through the trees” doesn’t sound right… I think the question might be messed up.</p>
<p>I think this is kind of tricky but if you see the word shadows as the subject the verb cast agrees with it. But thats my take on an explanation for that answer, did the question have an answer explanation if so please let me know</p>
<p>Casts would be present tense. Since it happened yesterday you need the past tense, which in this case is cast.</p>
<p>Simple past of cast is cast. I assume the sentence is in past tense.</p>
<p>the sentence is in past tense(“yesterday…”). if you dont know the past of “cast” then the sentence sounds perfect with “casted”(though there is no such word). since the past of “cast” is cast itself. so “cast” is perfect.</p>
<p>btw “casts” is present tense.</p>
<p>Wait, so there is no rule regarding singular/plural verbs when a past tense is used?</p>
<p>Cat loves mice. Cats love mice.
The verb changes if the subject is plural or singular. This rule does not apply when the verb is a past tense?</p>
<p>She casts a net. Yesterday she cast a net. She loves him. Yesterday, she loved him.</p>
<p>Ofc it applies. It’s just that that’s not the past form.</p>