Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumBase form after 'did'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The surveyor did not ____ the cellar until the following week.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. inspectCorrect
- B. inspected
- C. inspects
- D. inspecting
Answer: A. inspect
After 'did not', the base form: 'did not inspect'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. inspected
- 'Did not inspected' doubles the past marking.
- C. inspects
- 'Did not inspects' is not a form.
- D. inspecting
- 'Did not inspecting' is not a form.
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