Question

does the following text have an inappropriate shift in verb tense? if so, fix any verbs that dont match the tense of the verb in bold. if not, submit the text without making any changes.
on july 26, 1948, president truman signed executive order 9981; with this legally binding document, he desegregates the united states armed forces.

Explanation:

The text has an inappropriate shift in verb tense. The first verb "signed" is in the past tense (July 26, 1948 indicates a past event). The second verb "desegregates" is in the present tense. To fix the shift, we need to change "desegregates" to the past - tense form "desegregated" to match the tense of "signed".

Answer:

On July 26, 1948, President Truman signed Executive Order 9981; with this legally binding document, he desegregated the United States Armed Forces.