Exercise 2

Are the following sentences correct?

1.   The director told me that I don't come to work tomorrow.That is incorrect. Correct is: The director told me not to come to work tomorrow.

2.   Let me to explain something to you, OK?That is incorrect. Correct is: Let me explain something to you, OK?

3.   What do you advise me doing?That is incorrect. Correct is: What do you advise me to do?

4.   Would you like me help you?That is incorrect. Correct is: Would you like me to help you?

5.   Jenny lay down on her bed to relax a little.That is correct.

6.   Do I need to know a password for getting into the system?That is incorrect. Correct is: Do I need to know a password to get into the system?

7.   He is such a funny person. He always makes me laugh.That is correct.

8.   Your wife doesn't want me staying here.That is incorrect. Correct is: Your wife doesn&039;t want me to stay here.

9.   I phoned Claire for inviting her to the cinema.That is incorrect. Correct is: I phoned Claire to invite her to the cinema.

10.   Don't ask him for lending you the money!That is incorrect. Correct is: Don&039;t ask him to lend you the money!