Use of Infinitives
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in the use of the to infinitive in
the following passage. Underline these errors and write the correct form of the
to infinitive in the column provided.
Five times in two months – that is how often the helicopters from the naval warship, RSS Endurance, have to responding to distress calls from ships attacked by pirates.
The ship has been deployed to the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of
The RSS Endurance is part of an
international flotilla that has been deployed to tackling the increasing piracy
problem affecting many countries. More
countries are planning to joins the anti-piracy effort with Thailand and New
Zealand being the latest to be included in this fight against the pirates.
Meanwhile, ships are advised to maintenance a 24-hour visual and radar
lookout and to steers clear of suspicious small vessels when in open sea. Every effort will be made to helps ships in
distress.
Though armed, the
pirate attacks have not resulted in many fatalities. Usually, ships are
hijacked but the crew members are freed after a ransom is paid. It is worth noting that warships are only
allowed to scares off pirates. Once a
ship is boarded by pirates, attempts cannot be made to storms the ship. This is to ensure the safety of the hijacked
crew.
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