Editing Exercise-1
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 | ||
| If your children is overweight, | (a) | ……….. | ……….. |
| avoid fruit but vegetables, | (b) | ……….. | ……….. |
| and prefers computer games than real | (c) | ……….. | ……….. |
| ones, you should being concerned. | (d) | ……….. | ……….. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | is | are |
| (b) | but | and |
| (c) | than | for |
| (d) | being | be |
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Editing Exercise-2
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 prices of all the things have gone | |||
| It is difficulty for the common | (a) | ……………. | ……………. |
| man to survives. There are many | (b) | ……………. | ……………. |
| jobless youth in the country which | (c) | ……………. | ……………. |
| are moving towards criminals. | (d) | ……………. | ……………. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | difficulty | difficult |
| (b) | survives | survive |
| (c) | which | who |
| (d) | criminals | crime |