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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Hope someone can help me with this exercise from a child's school workbook. I get different answers from everyone I ask, so it's just becoming more confusing.
Here goes:
Which is the odd one out? Say why. (The first one was already answered in the book).
1. helped - need - barked - followed ............. need = infinitive
2. answered - asked - looked - said...............
3. wanted - started - frightened - decided......
4. say - came - saw - was ..............................
5. surprised - tired - scared - sighed...............
Many thanks in advance.
Grammar
Please HELP! - The Odd One Out
Hope someone can help me with this exercise from a child's school workbook. I get different answers from everyone I ask, so it's just becoming more confusing.
Here goes:
Which is the odd one out? Say why. (The first one was already answered in the book).
1. helped - need - barked - followed ............. need = infinitive
2. answered - asked - looked - said...............
3. wanted - started - frightened - decided......
4. say - came - saw - was ..............................
5. surprised - tired - scared - sighed...............
Many thanks in advance.
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This is an easy one. However, my answers may not be the only correct ones. 2.
- This is an easy one.
- However, my answers may not be the only correct ones.
- 2.
- Said.
- All the others are regular verbs.
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This is an easy one. However, my answers may not be the only correct ones.
2. Said. All the others are regular verbs.
3. Decided. Decide is the only one of the verbs to which you add only a d to form a past tense or a past participle.
4. Say. All the others are past tense forms, say is a present tense form or an infinitive.
5. Sighed. Sigh is the o
2. Said. All the others are regular verbs.
3. Decided. Decide is the only one of the verbs to which you add only a d to form a past tense or a past participle.
4. Say. All the others are past tense forms, say is a present tense form or an infinitive.
5. Sighed. Sigh is the o
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After a good night's sleep I can give you other correct answers to Nos. 3 and 4.
3. Frightened. It's the only one where the end of the word is pronounced [d ]. In all others it is pronounced [id].
4. Was. Was is the only one of the verbs that can be used as an auxiliary. Examples:
He was reading when I entered his room. (Auxiliary in a continuous/progressive tense.)
3. Frightened. It's the only one where the end of the word is pronounced [d ]. In all others it is pronounced [id].
4. Was. Was is the only one of the verbs that can be used as an auxiliary. Examples:
He was reading when I entered his room. (Auxiliary in a continuous/progressive tense.)
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CliveDon't forget this is said to be a child's exercise.Hi Clive
Yes, indeed! I
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Thanks a million for taking the time to help me.
You might not believe this, but the exercise is from an English workbook used by German school kids (11 to 12 years old). I must say, as a native Brit, I felt quite silly not knowing the answers ...think I'll just lie and say I worked it out myself.
You might not believe this, but the exercise is from an English workbook used by German school kids (11 to 12 years old). I must say, as a native Brit, I felt quite silly not knowing the answers ...think I'll just lie and say I worked it out myself.
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AnonymousThanks a million for taking the time to help me.
You might not believe this, but the exercise is from an English workbook used by German school kids (11 to 12 years old). I must say, as a native Brit, I felt quite silly not knowing the answers ...think I'll just lie and say I worked it out myself.
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