Verb Forms
Words
occured
A common misspelling of the past tense and past participle of the verb 'occur', meaning to have happened or taken place. The correct standard spelling is 'occurred', with double 'r' before the '-ed' ending.
were penalized
The past plural and second-person singular past passive form of the verb 'penalize', meaning to have been punished or disadvantaged for breaking a rule or law.