Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the sentences correct?
1. Oh! I can feel something crawl up my leg! It must be a big bug.That is incorrect. Correct is: Oh! I can feel something crawling up my leg! It must be a big bug.
2. Can you hear the birds sing?That is incorrect. Correct is: Can you hear the birds singing?
3. Everybody heard the bomb exploded. It was a tremendous blast.That is incorrect. Correct is: Everybody heard the bomb explode. It was a tremendous blast.
4. We couldn't find Steve at first. Finally we found him sitting in the garden.That is correct.
5. Listen! Can you hear a baby crying?That is correct.
6. Can you smell something burning upstairs in my room?That is correct.
7. We watched the two men running across the garden, opening a window, and climbing through it into the house.That is incorrect. Correct is: We watched the two men run across the garden, open a window, and climb through it into the house.
8. I saw the accident happened, so I called the police.That is incorrect. Correct is: I saw the accident happen, so I called the police.
9. Did anybody see the two cars collided?That is incorrect. Correct is: Did anybody see the two cars collide?
10. I heard someone slamming the door in the middle of the night. It woke me up.That is correct.