Take a look at the following expressions. Which ones do you think have mistakes?.
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I thought I was going to be die - In this sentence we do not need the auxiliary verbbe. Die is a verb. The correct sentence is, I thought I was going to die.
These items are on sell. 20% off. Let's buy some. - the correct phrase is on sale meaning 'at a discounted price'. Not on sell.
I have forgot my homework - Have must be followed by the past participle of the verb ie forgotten, not forgot.
During the film he talk a lot. - Here we need the past simple tense: talked
Big and purple, children love Barney. - Children are not big and purple! The first word after the comma should be related to the previous clause. The correct sentence should be something like, Big and purple, Barney is loved by children.
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