EDITING EXERCISE – 41
The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| Exploring space mean to study | e.g. | mean | means |
| space to the sake of knowledge | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| in the largest interest of mankind. | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| Exploiting space mean using space | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| for commercial use. There aims | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| are quite difference. The former one | (e) | …….. | …….. |
| is to enhance knowledge but to satisfy | (f) | …….. | …….. |
| curiosity while the later is | (g) | …….. | …….. |
| to making money. | (h) | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | to | for |
| (b) | largest | Larger |
| (c) | mean | means |
| (d) | There | Their |
| (e) | difference | different |
| (f) | but | and |
| (g) | later | latter |
| (h) | making | make |
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EDITING EXERCISE – 42
The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| In a kingdom of fools, both the | e.g. | a | the |
| king or the minister were foolish. | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| Under their rule peoples worked at | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| night and enjoy sleep at day time. | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| Once, the guru and his disciple | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| mean means came to this kingdom for fools. | (e) | …….. | …….. |
| The guru made down his mind to | (f) | …….. | …….. |
| leave it, because he thinks it was | (g) | …….. | …….. |
| danger to stay in that town. | (h) | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | or | and |
| (b) | peoples | people |
| (c) | enjoy | enjoyed |
| (d) | the | a |
| (e) | for | of |
| (f) | down | up |
| (g) | thinks | thought |
| (h) | danger | dangerous |
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EDITING EXERCISE – 43
The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| It is truth that parents are | e.g. | truth | true |
| more valueable then any other | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| things in the world for a child. | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| They are the more precious property. | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| A child depend upon them all the | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| He needs them at every steps | (e) | …….. | …….. |
| because they takes care of him. | (f) | …….. | |
| Under the care of their parents, | (g) | …….. | …….. |
| a child feel secure. | (h) | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | then | than |
| (b) | things | thing |
| (c) | more | most |
| (d) | depend | depends |
| (e) | steps | step |
| (f) | takes | take |
| (g) | their | his |
| (h) | feel | feels |
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EDITING EXERCISE – 44
The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| Freshly made tea is tasty but beneficial | e.g. | but | and |
| if some simple rules are observing. | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| It is best to keep her separately in a | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| jar If kept Open, its aroma escape | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| and it looses its taste and curative | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| Stale tea should not he took. | (e) | …….. | …….. |
| Tea is the excellent cure for colds. | (f) | …….. | …….. |
| A cup of fresh tea stimulate | (g) | …….. | …….. |
| concentration or improves capacity to work. | (h) | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Incorrect | correct | |
| (a) | observing | observed |
| (b) | her | It |
| (c) | escape | escapes |
| (d) | looses | loses |
| (e) | took | taken |
| (f) | the | an |
| (g) | stimulate | stimulates |
| (h) | or | and |
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EDITING EXERCISE – 45
The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral 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 birth of a son on our family | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| was the great occasion. In fact, | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| I was an only daughter of my | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| My parents fearing I might | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| be their first or last child. | (e) | …….. | …….. |
| I had wished all along to had a | (f) | …….. | …….. |
| brother My grandmother pray to God | (g) | …….. | …….. |
| day and night to have the grandson. | (h) | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | on | in |
| (b) | the | a |
| (c) | an | the |
| (d) | fearing | feared |
| (e) | or | and |
| (f) | had | have |
| (g) | pray | Prayed |
| (h) | the | a |
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EDITING EXERCISE-46
The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| One morning a poet was stood in | e.g. | stood | standing |
| a forest. He saw two roads running on | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| different directions. For the long time, | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| he could not decide something. Finally, | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| he took the road on whom few people | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| had travel. He thought that | (e) | …….. | …….. |
| he will travel the other road some | (f) | …….. | …….. |
| other day although he know that | (g) | …….. | …….. |
| he would not be able to came back. | (h) | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | on | in |
| (b) | the | a |
| (c) | something | any thing |
| (d) | whom | which |
| (e) | travel | travelling |
| (f) | will | would |
| (g) | know | knew |
| (h) | came | come |
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Exercise – 47
The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each word and the correction against the correct question number. Remember you have supplied. One is done as an example:
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| The International Monetary Fund maintain | e.g. | maintain | maintained |
| its forecast on weak global growth and | (a) | ……………. | ……………. |
| warned that further stagnation did fuel | (b) | ……………. | ……………. |
| more populist sentiment for trade and | (c) | ……………. | ……………. |
| immigration that would stifled activity, | (d) | ……………. | ……………. |
| productivity and innovation. In the late update | (e) | ……………. | ……………. |
| of their Word Economic Outlook, the IMF | (f) | ……………. | ……………. |
| said a dropped in US growth for 2016 | (g) | ……………. | ……………. |
| is due too a weak first-half performance. | (h) | ……………. | ……………. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | on | for |
| (b) | did | will |
| (c) | for | against |
| (d) | stifled | stifle |
| (e) | late | latest |
| (f) | their | its |
| (g) | dropped | drop |
| (h) | too | to |
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Exercise – 48
The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each word and the correction against the correct question number. Remember you have supplied. One is done as an example:
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| Your voice has remained very subdue | e.g. | subdue | subdued |
| and other’s voices are very loud, command, | (a) | ……………. | ……………. |
| because they were order and you had | (b) | ……………. | ……………. |
| followed them—despite you. Naturally | (c) | ……………. | ……………. |
| only one voice is missing with you, and | (d) | ……………. | ……………. |
| that is you; otherwise there is a wholly | (e) | ……………. | ……………. |
| crowd. And that crowd is constant driving | (f) | ……………. | ……………. |
| you mad, because one voice say, “Do this,” | (g) | ……………. | ……………. |
| another voice says, “Never does that! Don’t | (h) | ……………. | ……………. |
| listen to that voice!” |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | command | commanding |
| (b) | order | orders |
| (c) | you | yourself |
| (d) | with | in |
| (e) | wholly | whole |
| (f) | constant | constantly |
| (g) | say | says |
| (h) | does | do |
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Exercise – 49
The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each word and the correction against the correct question number. Remember you have supplied. One is done as an example:
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| The issue of capital punishment involve detennining | e.g: | Involve | Involves |
| whether the execution of criminals are ever | (a) | ……………. | ……………. |
| justified, and if so, on what circumstances | (b) | ……………. | ……………. |
| it is permissible and how to determining | (c) | ……………. | ……………. |
| the limits of a crime demand execution. | (d) | ……………. | ……………. |
| It also involves the issue where the society | (e) | ……………. | ……………. |
| believes in corrective justice nor retributive | (f) | ……………. | ……………. |
| justice. The basic assumption from retributive | (g) | ……………. | ……………. |
| nation of punishment in generally is that a | (h) | ……………. | ……………. |
| criminal deserves punishment. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | are | is |
| (b) | on | under |
| (c) | determining | determine |
| (d) | demand | demanding |
| (e) | where | whether |
| (f) | nor | or |
| (g) | form | of |
| (h) | generally | general |
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Exercise – 50
The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each word and the correction against the correct question number. Remember you have supplied. One is done as an example:
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| We live in times when incomes is rising. | e.g: | is | are |
| The economic boom of the last 25 years have | (a) | ……………. | ……………. |
| created a grow tribe of erstwhile-middle | (b) | ……………. | ……………. |
| class-turned-HNIs who earn much many than | (c) | ……………. | ……………. |
| they can spend. Born on the inflation | (d) | ……………. | ……………. |
| and scarcity-stricken 1960s and 70s, this well-paid adults | (e) | ……………. | ……………. |
| enjoy their new wealth, but is conservative in | (f) | ……………. | ……………. |
| their spending and investing habits. They swing | (g) | ……………. | ……………. |
| among confidence and caution when it comes to money. | (h) | ……………. | ……………. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | have | has |
| (b) | grow | growing |
| (c) | many | more |
| (d) | on | in |
| (e) | this | these |
| (f) | is | are |
| (g) | swung | swing |
| (h) | among | between |
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Editing for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex. 11 to 20
Editing for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex. 21 to 30
Editing for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex. 31 to 40
Editing for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex. 51 to 60
Editing for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex. 61 to 70
Editing for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex. 71 to 80
Editing for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex. 81 to 90
Editing for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex. 91 to 100
Editing for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex. 101 to 110