Verbs error

SPOTTING ERRORS IN VERBS

Exercises - Wrong Verbs

1. Go, fetch that pen.
ans : Go and bring that book.
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2. She sell see shells.
ans : She sells sea shells.
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3. She prefers tea than coffee.
ans : She prefers tea to coffee.
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4. People has always laughed at new ideas and daring experiments.
ans : People have always laughed at new ideas and daring experiments.
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5. All our staffs are strained and experienced.
ans : All our staffs are trained and experienced.
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6. She don’t know but I do.
ans : She doesn’t know, but I do.
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7. Alms is given to beggars.
ans : Alms were given to beggers.
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8. No news is good news.
ans : No news are good news.
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9. I taught French to her.
ans : I taught her French.
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10. They gave a prize to me.
ans : They gave me, a prize.
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11. Please show to me the way.
ans : Please show me the way.
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12. He saved me from much trouble.
ans : He saved me from trouble.
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13. She sold her pen to me.
ans : She sold me her pen
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14. The book is printing.
ans : The book is being printed.
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15. The cows are milink.
ans : The cows are being milked.
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16. Honey is tasted sweet.
ans : Honey tastes sweet.
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17. The brush is feeling rough.
ans : The brush feels rough.
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18. We shall go equal.
ans : We shall go equals.
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19. Don’t resign yourself to fail.
ans : Don’t resign yourself to failure.
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20. Good be with the dead.
ans : Better be with the dead.
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21. I had taken this than that.
ans : I had rather taken this than that.
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22. I had run than walk.
ans : I had sooner run than walk.
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23. I saw him to fight a hard battle.
ans : I saw him fight a hard battle.
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24. We began to eat to sit down.
ans : Having sat down, we began to eat.
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25. The joker did nothing but laughing.
ans : The joker did nothing but laugh.
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Learning Competency

Modal auxiliaries are used for
1.Probability - will ought
2.Possibility - can, could, may, might