OMISSION EXERCISE-45
In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each tine. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided against the correct tine number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| The next morning she taken ill. | e.g. | she | was | taken |
| It was a mild fever and doctor told us | (a) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| That it go. my grandmother | (b) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| thought differently. She told us her end | (c) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| was near. She said that, since only few | (d) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| hours before the close the first | (e) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| chapter or her life she omitted to | (f) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| pray, she not going to waste | (g) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
| any more only talking us. | (h) | …….. | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | and | the | doctor |
| (b) | it | would | go |
| (c) | us | that | her |
| (d) | only | a | few |
| (e) | close | of | the |
| (f) | she | had | omitted |
| (g) | she | was | not |
| (h) | talking | to | us. |
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OMISSION EXERCISE-46
In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each tine. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided against the correct tine number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.
| Before | Word | After | ||
| The small town was the | e.g. | was | at | the |
| foot of the mountains. Most the | (a) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| people were farmers. There traders also | (b) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| in the town. Though not rich were | (c) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| happy contented. At one | (d) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| time the peace broken by | (e) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| several robberies. The people frightened. | (f) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| The Mayor the town called for | (g) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
| a meeting discuss the matter. | (h) | ……. | ……. | ……. |
Answers–
| Before | Word | After | |
| (a) | Most | of | the |
| (b) | There | were | traders |
| (c) | rich | they | were |
| (d) | happy | and | contented. |
| (e) | peace | was | broken |
| (f) | people | were | frightened. |
| (g) | Mayor | of | the |
| (h) | meeting | to | discuss |
