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puzzle · #1 (**permalink**) 13-Jun-2008, 02:15

He screamed.
What he did was screamed.

She writes science fiction.
What she does is writes science fiction.

Each second sentence of the couple is right? Please.

Barb_D · #2 (**permalink**) 13-Jun-2008, 02:32

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Originally Posted by puzzle

He screamed.
What he did was screamed.

She writes science fiction.
What she does is writes science fiction.

Each second sentence of the couple is right? Please.

No, sorry.
Once you conjugate the verb "to do," then the main verb remains in the bare infinitive -- that is, the "to verb" form without the "to."

You have "he did" so "screamed" becomes "scream."
You have "she does" so "writes" becomes "write.

What he did was scream.
What she does is write science fiction.

{not a teacher}

rj1948 · #3 (**permalink**) 13-Jun-2008, 02:34

He screamed.
What he did was screamed.

She writes science fiction.
What she does is writes science fiction.

Each second sentence of the couple is right? Please.

What she did was screaming.

What she does is writing science fiction.

Regards,
rj1948.