1. To eat breakfast every morning is important for maintaining health, but she not eats before 10 a.m.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

2. He enjoy playing soccer on weekends, but he to not like to play in the rain.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

3. Running every day have many benefits, but it can be difficult for beginners to stick to the routine.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

4. She had finish her work early to attend the meeting, but she end up staying late.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

5. The teacher explaining the topic clearly helped the students understand it better.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

Answers and Explanations:

1. To eat breakfast every morning is important for maintaining health, but she not eats before 10 a.m.

   • Correct Sentence: To eat breakfast every morning is important for maintaining health, but she does not eat before 10 a.m.

   • Explanation: "Does not eat" is the correct form. The verb "not eats" is incorrect because "not" should be part of the auxiliary verb "does not," making "eat" the base form.

2. He enjoy playing soccer on weekends, but he to not like to play in the rain.

   • Correct Sentence: He enjoys playing soccer on weekends, but he does not like to play in the rain.

   • Explanation: "Enjoy" should be "enjoys" to agree with the third person singular subject "He." "To not like" should be corrected to "does not like," with "does not" as the auxiliary verb.

3. Running every day have many benefits, but it can be difficult for beginners to stick to the routine.

   • Correct Sentence: Running every day has many benefits, but it can be difficult for beginners to stick to the routine.

   • Explanation: "Have" should be "has" to agree with the singular subject "Running every day."

4. She had finish her work early to attend the meeting, but she end up staying late.

   • Correct Sentence: She had to finish her work early to attend the meeting, but she ended up staying late.

   • Explanation: "Had finish" should be "had to finish," where "had to" indicates necessity. "End" should be "ended" to agree with the past tense.

5. The teacher explaining the topic clearly helped the students understand it better.

   • Correct Sentence: The teacher explained the topic clearly, which helped the students understand it better.

   • Explanation: "Explaining" should be "explained" as a finite verb to agree with the past tense action.

Additional Examples:

1. To be a good leader means to listening to others and understanding their needs.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

2. She was surprise to find out that she had been choose for the role.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

3. Having study all night, he managed to pass the exam.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

4. The completed report submitted on time.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

5. I like to reading books during my free time.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

Answers and Explanations:

1. To be a good leader means to listening to others and understanding their needs.

   • Correct Sentence: To be a good leader means listening to others and understanding their needs.

   • Explanation: "To listening" should be "listening" to form a gerund phrase that complements "means."

2. She was surprise to find out that she had been choose for the role.

   • Correct Sentence: She was surprised to find out that she had been chosen for the role.

   • Explanation: "Surprise" should be "surprised" to agree with the past participle form. "Choose" should be "chosen" as the past participle form.

3. Having study all night, he managed to pass the exam.

   • Correct Sentence: Having studied all night, he managed to pass the exam.

   • Explanation: "Study" should be "studied" to agree with the perfect participle form "Having studied."

4. The completed report submitted on time.

   • Correct Sentence: The completed report was submitted on time.

   • Explanation: "Submitted" needs the auxiliary "was" to form the passive voice: "was submitted."

5. I like to reading books during my free time.

   • Correct Sentence: I like reading books during my free time.

   • Explanation: "To reading" should be "reading" as a gerund to correctly follow "like."

Exercise:

1. She try to finish her work before the deadline, but she always ends up staying late.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

2. Having been finish the project, they decided to celebrate.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

3. To jogging in the morning is a great way to start the day.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

4. They were happy to finding the lost keys.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

5. By to practice regularly, you can improve your skills.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

6. We discussed about the project for hours, but we couldn't come to a conclusion.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

7. The children were exciting to go to the zoo.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

8. If he had know about the meeting, he would have attended.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

9. She was too tired to finishing the assignment.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

10. They wanted going to the concert, but the tickets were sold out.

    • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

Answers and Explanations:

1. She try to finish her work before the deadline, but she always ends up staying late.

   • Correct Sentence: She tries to finish her work before the deadline, but she always ends up staying late.

   • Explanation: "Try" should be "tries" to agree with the third person singular subject "She."

2. Having been finish the project, they decided to celebrate.

   • Correct Sentence: Having finished the project, they decided to celebrate.

   • Explanation: "Having been finish" should be "Having finished" to correctly form the perfect participle.

3. To jogging in the morning is a great way to start the day.

   • Correct Sentence: Jogging in the morning is a great way to start the day.

   • Explanation: "To jogging" should be "Jogging" as a gerund to act as the subject of the sentence.

4. They were happy to finding the lost keys.

   • Correct Sentence: They were happy to find the lost keys.

   • Explanation: "To finding" should be "to find" to correctly form the infinitive.

5. By to practice regularly, you can improve your skills.

   • Correct Sentence: By practicing regularly, you can improve your skills.

   • Explanation: "To practice" should be "practicing" as a gerund to correctly follow the preposition "By."

6. We discussed about the project for hours, but we couldn't come to a conclusion.

   • Correct Sentence: We discussed the project for hours, but we couldn't come to a conclusion.

   • Explanation: "Discussed about" should be "discussed" because "discussed" does not require a preposition.

7. The children were exciting to go to the zoo.

   • Correct Sentence: The children were excited to go to the zoo.

   • Explanation: "Exciting" should be "excited" to correctly describe the children's feelings.

8. If he had know about the meeting, he would have attended.

   • Correct Sentence: If he had known about the meeting, he would have attended.

   • Explanation: "Had know" should be "had known" to correctly form the past perfect tense.

9. She was too tired to finishing the assignment.

   • Correct Sentence: She was too tired to finish the assignment.

   • Explanation: "To finishing" should be "to finish" to correctly form the infinitive.

10. They wanted going to the concert, but the tickets were sold out.

    • Correct Sentence: They wanted to go to the concert, but the tickets were sold out.

    • Explanation: "Wanted going" should be "wanted to go" to correctly form the infinitive after "wanted."

These additional examples provide further practice in identifying and correcting errors involving finite and non-finite verbs.

Exercise:

1. He was planning to go to the gym, but he ends up watching TV instead.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

2. The students needs to complete their assignments before the deadline.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

3. To preparing for the exam, she studied all night.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

4. She wishes to been an artist when she grows up.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

5. After had lunch, they went back to work.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

6. The manager advised to finish the report as soon as possible.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

7. Working hard, success can be achieved.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

8. I look forward to meet you at the conference.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

9. They seemed to enjoying the concert.

   • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

10. She found it difficult to concentrate with all the noise.

    • Identify the error and provide the correct sentence.

Answers and Explanations:

1. He was planning to go to the gym, but he ends up watching TV instead.

   • Correct Sentence: He was planning to go to the gym, but he ended up watching TV instead.

   • Explanation: "Ends up" should be "ended up" to maintain consistent past tense throughout the sentence.

2. The students needs to complete their assignments before the deadline.

   • Correct Sentence: The students need to complete their assignments before the deadline.

   • Explanation: "Needs" should be "need" to agree with the plural subject "students."

3. To preparing for the exam, she studied all night.

   • Correct Sentence: To prepare for the exam, she studied all night.

   • Explanation: "To preparing" should be "to prepare" to correctly form the infinitive.

4. She wishes to been an artist when she grows up.

   • Correct Sentence: She wishes to be an artist when she grows up.

   • Explanation: "To been" should be "to be" to correctly form the infinitive.

5. After had lunch, they went back to work.

   • Correct Sentence: After having lunch, they went back to work.

   • Explanation: "After had" should be "After having" to correctly form the gerund after the preposition "after."

6. The manager advised to finish the report as soon as possible.

   • Correct Sentence: The manager advised finishing the report as soon as possible.

   • Explanation: "Advised to finish" should be "advised finishing" as "advise" is often followed by a gerund.

7. Working hard, success can be achieved.

   • Correct Sentence: By working hard, success can be achieved.

   • Explanation: Adding "By" before "working hard" clarifies the relationship between the effort and the achievement, making the sentence grammatically correct.

8. I look forward to meet you at the conference.

   • Correct Sentence: I look forward to meeting you at the conference.

   • Explanation: "To meet" should be "to meeting" because "look forward to" is followed by a gerund.

9. They seemed to enjoying the concert.

   • Correct Sentence: They seemed to enjoy the concert.

   • Explanation: "To enjoying" should be "to enjoy" to correctly form the infinitive after "seemed."

10. She found it difficult to concentrate with all the noise.

    • Correct Sentence: She found it difficult to concentrate with all the noise.

    • Explanation: There is no error in this sentence. "To concentrate" is correctly used as an infinitive.

These exercises should further help in practicing the identification and correction of errors involving finite and non-finite verbs.