Asked by Sarah

Correct the incorrect verb form. Write the correct verb form in the space provided. Identify any sentence as correct.

Bob speeded up his car when he saw the light turn yellow.

would this be correct or would it be sped?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Both are correct, but speeded sounds better to me.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/speed
Answered by Sarah
Mary snuck out of her room as soon as her parents went to sleep.

would this be correct?
Answered by Writeacher
sneaked, not "snuck"
Answered by Ms. Sue
Yes, it's correct. You could also say "Mary sneaked . . ."

As you can see in this dictionary entry, both sneaked and snuck are correct forms of the past tense.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sneak
Answered by Writeacher
Boy! How's that for letting slang take over??!! I guess we can expect "drug" to become a new past tense form for "drag"!!
Answered by Ms. Sue
I checked my 30-year-old <i>Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged)</i> and it states that "snuck" is dialectical.

This is a great example of our ever-changing language.

Check the interesting usage note in this dictionary.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneak
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