Exercise-29
The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one mistake in each line. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first one has been done as an example.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| One morning, the Nawab call | e.g. | call | called |
| his minister and said him | (a) | ………….. | ………….. |
| that I wanted the length and | (b) | ………….. | ………….. |
| breadth from the whole earth | (c) | ………….. | ………….. |
| measured. He also to feel the | (d) | ………….. | ………….. |
| need to have the stars in whole | (e) | ………….. | ………….. |
| sky counted. The minister says | (f) | ………….. | ………….. |
| that the task he have been | (g) | ………….. | ………….. |
| set being impossible. | (h) | ………….. | ………….. |
Answers:-
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | said | told |
| (b) | I | He |
| (c) | from | of |
| (d) | to feel | felt |
| (e) | whole | the |
| (f) | says | said |
| (g) | have been | had |
| (h) | being | was |
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Exercise-30
The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one mistake in each line. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first one has been done as an example.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| More of the fun and excitement in your life comes | e.g. | More | Much |
| from use your senses. Senses open up a | (a) | …………. | …………. |
| world who is full of sights, sounds, smells, | (b) | …………. | …………. |
| tastes and things to touch. The sharp your senses and the | (c) | …………. | …………. |
| more you use it, more enjoyable each | (d) | …………. | …………. |
| of these worlds become for you. | (e) | …………. | …………. |
| For instant, a painter can see shades | (f) | …………. | …………. |
| and shapes which little gifted people could not see. | (g) (h) | …………. …………. | …………. …………. |
Answers:-
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | use | using |
| (b) | who | which |
| (c) | sharp | sharper |
| (d) | it | them |
| (e) | become | becomes |
| (f) | instant | instance |
| (g) | little | less |
| (h) | could | can |
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