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 Vs Primary auxiliaries
Primary auxiliaries are be, do, have. They are used to form tenses and to frame short answers.
Modal auxiliaries are will, would, may, might, shall, should, can, could, must, dare, need, used, ought. They are used to express moods.