Common mistake the + verb

Common Mistake: Incorrect Use of "the" with Verbs

Introduction

One common mistake that many English learners make is incorrectly using the definite article "the" with verbs. This mistake often occurs when the learner mistakenly believes that the verb is a noun and tries to pair it with "the" as they would with a regular noun. Let's take a look at some examples to understand this mistake better.

Examples of the Mistake

The team proposed the proposing of a new project. (Incorrect)
I enjoy the recreating activities on the weekend. (Incorrect)
The store is expecting the restocking of inventory tomorrow. (Incorrect)

Correct Usage

To avoid this mistake, it's important to remember that verbs do not typically require the definite article "the" before them. Instead, verbs should be used in their infinitive form (to + verb) or with other appropriate grammatical structures. Let's correct the examples from above:

The team proposed to propose a new project. (Correct)
I enjoy engaging in recreation activities on the weekend. (Correct)
The store is expecting a restocking of inventory tomorrow. (Correct)

The Role of Linguix Grammar Checker

Linguix Grammar Checker can be a helpful tool in identifying and correcting common grammatical mistakes such as the incorrect use of "the" with verbs. With its comprehensive grammar rules and suggestions, Linguix can assist English learners in improving their writing skills and avoiding such errors.

the + verb mistake examples

Incorrect:
The committee is reviewing the propose for the new restaurant.

Correct:
The committee is reviewing the proposal for the new restaurant.

Incorrect:
The translate to English was done correctly.

Correct:
The translation to English was done correctly.

Incorrect:
The prepay is due tomorrow.

Correct:
The prepayment is due tomorrow.

Incorrect:
The reroute was announced prior to arrival.

Correct:
The rerouting was announced prior to arrival.

Incorrect:
The recreate was necessary after it got destroyed.

Correct:
The recreation was necessary after it got destroyed.

Incorrect:
Due to the high demand, we needed a restock.

Correct:
Due to the high demand, we needed a restocking.

Incorrect:
My wive is such a beautiful woman.

Correct:
My wife is such a beautiful woman.

Incorrect:
The Japanise love sushi food.

Correct:
The Japanese love sushi food.

Incorrect:
He finished the exorcize without asking any questions to the teacher.

Correct:
He finished the exercise without asking any questions to the teacher.

Incorrect:
He could make a prophesy and they would always come true.

Correct:
He could make a prophecy and they would always come true.

Incorrect:
The prise of milk dropped significantly and was now compared to butter very cheap.

Correct:
The price of milk dropped significantly and was now compared to butter very cheap.

Incorrect:
I got an affectionate send off from my colleagues

Correct:
I got an affectionate send-off from my colleagues

Incorrect:
The depart time was delayed.

Correct:
The departure time was delayed.

Incorrect:
The jumpstart was successful.

Correct:
The jump start|jump-start was successful.

Incorrect:
The brighten color.

Correct:
The bright|brightened color.

Incorrect:
The suppress of our enemies failed.

Correct:
The suppression of our enemies failed.

Incorrect:
They found a comprise.

Correct:
They found a compromise.

Incorrect:
The reship order number.

Correct:
The reshipment order number.

Incorrect:
The protect of stray dogs is his first priority.

Correct:
The protection of stray dogs is his first priority.

Incorrect:
He was broke, so he needed a refinance.

Correct:
He was broke, so he needed a refinancing.

Incorrect:
The doctor send me the diagnose.

Correct:
The doctor send me the diagnosis.

Incorrect:
Your log in attempt was not successful.

Correct:
Your login attempt was not successful.
Correct:
You can check the log in the files stored on the server.

Incorrect:
The arrange was fine for me.

Correct:
The arrangement was fine for me.
Correct:
Alternatively, could you call your caseworker to have her arrange a switch for you?

Incorrect:
The improve was fine for me.

Correct:
The improvement was fine for me.

Incorrect:
Your reschedule didn't reach me.

Correct:
Your rescheduling didn't reach me.

Incorrect:
Your administer should have sent you the login instructions.

Correct:
Your administrator should have sent you the login instructions.

Incorrect:
The main reason for the exhale is to rid the body of carbon dioxide

Correct:
The main reason for the exhalation is to rid the body of carbon dioxide

Incorrect:
The prevent of intruders was turned on every night.

Correct:
The prevention of intruders was turned on every night.

Incorrect:
He learned all about life in his homeschool.

Correct:
He learned all about life in his home school.

Incorrect:
He tried a doubleclick to open the folder.

Correct:
He tried a double click to open the folder.
Incorrect:
He tried a double-click to open the folder.

Correct:
He tried a double click to open the folder.
Correct:
He uses the DoubleClick advertising platform.

Incorrect:
He got an injure while playing football.

Correct:
He got an injury while playing football.

Incorrect:
He sent the confirm to the client.

Correct:
He sent the confirmation to the client.
Incorrect:
COULD YOU PLEASE ORDER THE FOLLOWING STAMPS FOR THE CONFIRM TO EXECUTE?

Correct:
COULD YOU PLEASE ORDER THE FOLLOWING STAMPS FOR THE CONFIRMATION TO EXECUTE?
Incorrect:
automatically generating and sending a confirm

Correct:
automatically generating and sending a confirmation

Incorrect:
Your conceal looks nice.

Correct:
Your concealer|concealment looks nice.

Incorrect:
It was a big explode.

Correct:
It was a big explosion.

Incorrect:
Their rebrand is pretty.

Correct:
Their rebranding is pretty.
Correct:
A rebranding of our Corporate Design might be necessary soon.
Incorrect:
That's my understand of his motivation.

Correct:
That's my understanding of his motivation.
Correct:
Please let her rebrand our company logo.
Correct:
It helped her understand herself.
Correct:
It is impossible to make her understand the theory.
Correct:
Only a few understand the problem.

Incorrect:
They were out of their breathe.

Correct:
They were out of their breath.
Correct:
Let's breathe the fresh air.

Incorrect:
My believe in god.

Correct:
My belief in god.

Incorrect:
He watched the new advertise on YouTube and skipped it.

Correct:
He watched the new advertisement on YouTube and skipped it.

Incorrect:
The analyze of animal deseases was performed by his colleague.

Correct:
The analysis of animal deseases was performed by his colleague.
Correct:
Guillaume de l'Hôpital used the chain rule implicitly in his Analyse des infiniment petits.
Correct:
Let's analyze this picture.

Incorrect:
Many analyzes of animal deseases were performed by the institute.

Correct:
Many analyses of animal deseases were performed by the institute.

Incorrect:
We should put an emphasize on this.

Correct:
We should put an emphasis on this.

Incorrect:
The book was in the shelve.

Correct:
The book was in the shelf|shelves.

Incorrect:
He could send the package after the relabel.

Correct:
He could send the package after the relabeling.

Incorrect:
The night terror is an abrupt awaken early in the night.

Correct:
The night terror is an abrupt awakening early in the night.

Incorrect:
The extend of her jurisdiction

Correct:
The extent of her jurisdiction

Incorrect:
He was experiencing a degrade of performance.

Correct:
He was experiencing a degradation of performance.

Incorrect:
One of the new requires is ...

Correct:
One of the new requirements is ...
Correct:
A requirement needs to be fulfilled.
Correct:
McDonald's now requires a bachelor's in philosophy for its cashiers.
Correct:
It is the OAuth URI the third-party requires.
Correct:
The require statement was missing, so it caused an error during runtime.
Correct:
A requires B.
Correct:
The students were chosen because St Paul's requires formal wear at dinner.

Incorrect:
I'm an immigrate from Syria ...

Correct:
I'm an immigrant from Syria ...

Incorrect:
The reflect of light was visible after the sunrise.

Correct:
The reflection of light was visible after the sunrise.
Correct:
The reflect.com management approved my request.

Incorrect:
He gave his acknowledge after he reviewed the process.

Correct:
He gave his acknowledgment after he reviewed the process.

Incorrect:
The contribute of code was a success.

Correct:
The contribution of code was a success.

Incorrect:
2020 is the begin of something fantastic.

Correct:
2020 is the beginning|start of something fantastic.
Correct:
Let solution S begin to work.

Incorrect:
The deploy.

Correct:
The deployment.
Incorrect:
Yesterday’s deploy introduced a new format for fingerprinting Z-Wave devices.

Correct:
Yesterday’s deployment introduced a new format for fingerprinting Z-Wave devices.
Correct:
Is this your your deploy.rb?

Incorrect:
She is a big fan of my bodypaint.

Correct:
She is a big fan of my body paint.

Incorrect:
The announce of his resign.

Correct:
The announcement of his resign.

Incorrect:
The receive of the message.

Correct:
The reception|receipt of the message.

Incorrect:
The assemble line.

Correct:
The assembly line.

Incorrect:
The publish date.

Correct:
The publishing date.

Incorrect:
Sally needs your approve.

Correct:
Sally needs your approval.
Correct:
The Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on Vioxx (APPROVe) trial was designed to assess whether rofecoxib could reduce the risk of adenomatous polyps in individuals with a recent history of these tumours.

Incorrect:
He sent a remind to her.

Correct:
He sent a reminder to her.

Incorrect:
The withdraw succeeded.

Correct:
The withdrawal succeeded.

Incorrect:
Please notice the enormous seize of the Statue of Liberty.

Correct:
Please notice the enormous size of the Statue of Liberty.

Incorrect:
He announced his resign yesterday.

Correct:
He announced his resignation yesterday.

Incorrect:
The thieve stole my watch!

Correct:
The thief stole my watch!

Incorrect:
It was a relieve.

Correct:
It was a relief.

Incorrect:
It was a wildly exaggerate story.

Correct:
It was a wildly exaggerated story.

Incorrect:
The misspell was correctly detected by LanguageTool.

Correct:
The misspelling was correctly detected by LanguageTool.

Incorrect:
The resell market is performing very well.

Correct:
The reseller|resale market is performing very well.

Incorrect:
The oversell caused a shortage.

Correct:
The oversale|overselling caused a shortage.

Incorrect:
They did a portray of my life.

Correct:
They did a portrayal of my life.

Incorrect:
You can find the expire date is on the bottom of the milk bottle.

Correct:
You can find the expiry date is on the bottom of the milk bottle.
Correct:
An expiry date is required for most products sold in retail.

Incorrect:
He sent his respond to the mailing list.

Correct:
He sent his response to the mailing list.
Incorrect:
The responds were overall positive.

Correct:
The responses were overall positive.
Incorrect:
Sorry for the late respond.

Correct:
Sorry for the late response.
Correct:
A response will be prepared.
Correct:
I'll have her respond to the customer's mail.

Incorrect:
He presented the invent of electric cars.

Correct:
He presented the invention of electric cars.
Incorrect:
My only invent has been patented.

Correct:
My only invention has been patented.
Correct:
Let her invent the future.
Correct:
Let’s invent something.

Incorrect:
He requested a renew of his subscription.

Correct:
He requested a renewal of his subscription.
Correct:
Let her renew the office equipment.

Incorrect:
The redeliver service was on time.

Correct:
The redelivery service was on time.
Correct:
I'll have her redeliver the parcel.

Incorrect:
I couldn't go to work due to my infect.

Correct:
I couldn't go to work due to my infection.
Correct:
My son has an infect deck we are constantly upgrading.

Incorrect:
Where's the prove?

Correct:
Where's the proof?
Correct:
I'd like to help her prove it.

Incorrect:
The create of the world.

Correct:
The creation of the world.
Correct:
I will make her create the future.
Correct:
Person A creates something special.
Correct:
After I did that I reopened the app and was directed to the create account screen.
Correct:
Assuming both the CREATE and INSERT failed.
Correct:
The create and update.

Incorrect:
After the accident, he needed a replace of the car's front window.

Correct:
After the accident, he needed a replacement of the car's front window.
Correct:
I will let her replace the furniture in our flat.
Correct:
This isn’t the sort of problem where a replace this, replace that approach is likely to be successful.

Incorrect:
My intend was to improve the overall situation.

Correct:
My intent was to improve the overall situation.

Incorrect:
After the arrive he first needed to park his car.

Correct:
After the arrival he first needed to park his car.
Correct:
I will let her arrive on time.

Incorrect:
Let's setup an appoint to discuss the latest development.

Correct:
Let's setup an appointment to discuss the latest development.

Incorrect:
Please check the troubleshoot document for a solution.

Correct:
Please check the troubleshooting|troubleshooting guide document for a solution.

Incorrect:
He received a nice compensate for his work.

Correct:
He received a nice compensation for his work.

Incorrect:
The unexpected grow in revenue was caused by their new ad campaign.

Correct:
The unexpected growth in revenue was caused by their new ad campaign.
Correct:
The grow room.
Correct:
Help me to make her grow.
Correct:
Executives who work with her grow as leaders.
Correct:
The rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer.
Correct:
In the past year, I have seen my relationship with her grow so much.
Correct:
The GROW principle.
Correct:
The weak grow strong.

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