Exercise-65
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 | ||
| The Portuguese began to explore a west coast | (a) | …………… | …………… |
| of Africa. Year after year they sent out ships when | (b) | …………… | …………… |
| sailed along the coast, every daring a little | (c) | …………… | …………… |
| further south. At first, when they landed they find | (d) | …………… | …………… |
| that anything was made hot and dry by | (e) | …………… | …………… |
| the burning winds which blowing off the | (f) | …………… | …………… |
| Sahara Desert. They thought with the stories they had | (g) | …………… | …………… |
| heard, that the sun will burn their faces black. | (h) | …………… | …………… |
Answers:-
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | a | the |
| (b) | when | which |
| (c) | every | each |
| (d) | find | found |
| (e) | anything | everything |
| (f) | blowing | blew |
| (g) | with | of |
| (h) | will | would |
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Exercise-66
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 | ||
| Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi go to England | (a) | …………… | …………… |
| to higher studies at the age of 19. | (b) | …………… | …………… |
| His mother is apprehensive about young men | (c) | …………… | …………… |
| go astray in western society. But her fears | (d) | …………… | …………… |
| were allayed that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | (e) | …………… | …………… |
| swore not for touch meat, | (f) | …………… | …………… |
| wine and woman. He faces | (g) | …………… | …………… |
| a lot with difficulties due to his vegetarianism. | (h) | …………… | …………… |
Answers:-
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | go | went |
| (b) | to | for |
| (c) | is | was |
| (d) | go | going |
| (e) | that | when |
| (f) | for | to |
| (g) | faces | faced |
| (h) | with | of |
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