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    Wrong use of the infinitive without to ( bare infinitive )
     
   

Incorrect : I heard the boy cried.

Correct : I heard the boy cry / crying.

     
1.   I saw my mother was packing clothes for the trip.
2.   The teacher made the boys ran round the field twice.
3.   While I was walking along the road, I noticed someone picked up a dollar note.
4.   The spectators watched the man dived into the pool
5.   She listened to the pianist played a popular melody.
6.   I felt someone touched my shoulder in the cinema.
7.   Tourists looked at the fishermen pushed the boats out to sea.
8.   we ran into the kitchen when we smelt something burnt.
9.   The ornithologist observed the birds fed their young.
10.   The audience clapped loudly after they had heard Satpal sang.
11.   I saw a man dialed a number on the telephone.
12.   while she was bathing, she heard the telephone rang.
13.   He was afraid the farmer might see him stole the rambutans.
14.   I saw an accident occurred at the busy junction.
15.   As I was driving home, I saw an iguana was slithering across the road.
     

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    Answers
     
1  

I saw my mother pack/packing clothes for the trip.

2  

The teacher made the boys run round the field twice.

3  

While I was walking along the road, I noticed someone pick/picking up a dollar note.

4  

The spectators watched the man dive/diving into the pool

5  

She listened to the pianist play/playing a popular melody.

6  

I felt someone touch/touching my shoulder in the cinema.

7  

Tourists looked at the fishermen push/pushing the boats out to sea.

8  

we ran into the kitchen when we smelt something burn/burning.

9  

The ornithologist observed the birds feed/feeding their young.

10  

The audience clapped loudly after they had heard Satpal sing/singing.

11  

I saw a man dial/dialing a number on the telephone.

12   while she was bathing, she heard the telephone ring/ringing.
13   He was afraid the farmer might see him steal/stealing the rambutans.
14   I saw an accident occur at the busy junction.
15   As I was driving home, I saw an iguana slither/slithering across the road.
 
 
 

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