Exercise-61
The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction against the correct question number. Remember to underline the word you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| Maricha changed him into a | (a) | ………… | ………… |
| charming golden deer on surpassing | (b) | ………… | ………… |
| beauty and wandered around an ashrama | (c) | ………… | ………… |
| playfully in order to drawing Sita’s attention. | (d) | ………… | ………… |
| Sita is gathering flowers near the ashrama, | (e) | ………… | ………… |
| while she suddenly saw the golden deer. | (f) | ………… | ………… |
| Enchanted with the charming beauty of the animal, she | (g) | ………… | ………… |
| asked Rama and Lakshmana to look into the exquisite animal. | (h) | ………… | ………… |
Answers:-
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | him | himself |
| (b) | on | with |
| (c) | an | the |
| (d) | drawing | draw |
| (e) | is | was |
| (f) | while | when |
| (g) | with | by |
| (h) | at | in to |
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Exercise-62
The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction against the correct question number. Remember to underline the word you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| At a certain village, in the province of | (a) | ……… | ……… |
| La Mancha at Spain, there live | (b) | ……… | ……… |
| the gentleman of about 50 years of age. | (c) | ……… | ……… |
| He was tall and thin and has giant features. | (d) | ……… | ……… |
| At one time he is rich, but now he was poor, | (e) | ……… | ……… |
| why he had sold all his lands | (f) | ……… | ……… |
| at buy books. He loved reading and | (g) | ……… | ……… |
| spending all his time between his beloved books. | (h) | ……… | ……… |
Answers:-
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | at | in |
| (b) | live | lived |
| (c) | the | a |
| (d) | has | had |
| (e) | is | was |
| (f) | why | because |
| (g) | at | to |
| (h) | between | among |
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