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.