To notice something is to become aware of it, often by seeing or hearing it.
The idea
Use notice a mistake with a direct object or notice that the window is open with a clause. The regular past is noticed; after did not, use the base notice.
Examples
- I noticed a mistake in the address.
- She noticed that the window was open.
- Did you notice the change in the plan?
- We noticed a bird near the garden.
- He did not notice the sign at first.
- They noticed that the room was quieter.
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Noticing can happen without deliberately searching; it does not by itself say how long you observed something.
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Choose the detail noticed. The number was wrong; I noticed a ___ in the address. (mistake / correction)
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mistake
The noun mistake follows noticed directly.
Choose the word introducing the noticed situation. She noticed ___ the window was open. (that / than)
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that
That introduces the situation noticed.
Choose the base form after did not. He did not ___ the sign at first. (notice / noticed)
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notice
After did not, the verb returns to the base notice.
Practice round
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Choose the detail noticed. The number was wrong; I noticed a ___ in the address. (mistake / correction)
Choose the word introducing the noticed situation. She noticed ___ the window was open. (that / than)
Choose the base form after did not. He did not ___ the sign at first. (notice / noticed)
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Tap the words in the right order.
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