Ad or Add?
Quiz Which of the following sentences is incorrect?
- Did you see the new ad?
- We have nothing to ad.
- They add something to the water.
- Can you add a few bucks?
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Answer
The incorrect sentence is sentence number two:- We have nothing to ad.
Why?
This sentence means to say that we don't have anything in addition.
The word "ad" (advertisement) doesn't belong there.
The same sentence
corrected
To correct the sentence, we could say:- We have nothing to add.
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