Final -ed: Avoiding Incorrect -ed Endings

Application 11

Instructions Turn each of the following sentences into a question, and then answer the question with a negative statement. Use the auxiliary did in each question and answer. Example: Charlotte joined Jeanne at the lake. QU: Did Charlotte join Jeanne at the lake? NEG: Charlotte did not join Jeanne at the lake. 1. Charlotte baited the hook. QU: NEG:      2. She hated that job. QU: NEG:      3. Her line sailed out over the water. QU: NEG:      4. The sinker dropped neatly beside a marker buoy. QU: NEG:      5. She settled down for a slow and satisfying afternoon. QU: NEG:

CONTENTS MAIN PAGE 10.1 Pretest 10.2 Your Writing 10.3 Recognizing Final -ed 10.4 Simple Past Tense 10.5 Perfect Tenses 10.6 Passive Voices 10.7 Past Participles that Act as Modifiers 10.8 Avoiding Incorrect -ed Endings 10.9 Review & Practice Part 1 10.9 Review & Practice Part 2 10.10 Fun With Grammar 10.11 Return to Your Writing 10.12 Mastery Test