Editing Exercise-71
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied
Incorrect | Correct | ||
An Inter-School Football Match is been | e.g. | been | being |
organized between our schools and City | (a) | ………. | ………. |
Montessori School. The match will be playing on | (b) | ………. | ………. |
18th March in are school grounds from | (c) | ………. | ………. |
5 p.m. onwards. A large crowd of students are | (d) | ………. | ………. |
expected. |
Answers:
Incorrect | Correct | |
(a) | schools | school |
(b) | playing | played |
(c) | are | our |
(d) | are | is |
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Editing Exercise-72
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
Incorrect | Correct | ||
The exhaust earth groaned and quivered | e.g. | exhaust | exhausted |
under the glare of the sun. Spirals in heat rose from the | (a) | …….. | …….. |
ground on if from molten lava. | (b) | …….. | …….. |
The lizard crawled in the rock in search of a | (c) | …….. | …….. |
shady crevice. There seemed no respite in heat. | (d) | …….. | …….. |
Answers:
Incorrect | Correct | |
(a) | in | of |
(b) | on | as |
(c) | crawled in | crawled into |
(d) | in | from |