English Grammar Editing and Omission Class

Exercise – 1

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
Scientists has found evidence	e.g.	has	have
to support much owners have long	(a)	…………	…………
believed: man’s best friend really do	(b)	…………	…………
understand some of which we are	(c)	…………	…………
saying. Researchers on Hungary	(d)	…………	…………
scanned the brains of dogs as it were	(e)	…………	…………
listening to their trainer spoke to	(f)	…………	…………
determine that parts of the brain they	(g)	…………	…………
use. They found that processed words	(h)	…………	…………
to the left hemisphere.

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	much	many
(b)	do	does
(c)	which	what
(d)	on	in
(e)	it	they
(f)	spoke	speak
(g)	that	which
(h)	to	with

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Exercise – 2

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
Elimination for child lablour is undoubtedly	e.g.	for	of
one of the biggest challenges facing our	(a)	………….	………….
country. Various article of the constitution	(b)	………….	………….
prohibits the employment of children in	(c)	………….	………….
factories. Under Article 24, it has stated	(d)	………….	………….
that no child below the ages of 14	(e)	………….	………….
shall be employ in any factory or	(f)	………….	………….
mine or any another hazardous occupation	(g)	………….	………….
or work. Children should be provide opportunities	(h)	………….	………….
to develop in a healthy manner.

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	challenge	challenges
(b)	article	articles
(c)	prohibits	prohibit
(d)	has	has been
(e)	ages	age
(f)	employ	employed
(g)	another	other
(h)	provide	provided

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Exercise-3

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a number is given. Write the incorrect word and supply a correct word in place of that. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
After stopping for the cup of tea,	e.g.	the	a
I begin the steep walk uphill.	(a)	……..	……..
Though this was the first time I have climbed,	(b)	……..	……..
I did not found it too difficult	(c)	……..	……..
for me to keep going. The last parts	(d)	……..	……..
of the climb was really difficult.
At times I was quite frightened. But	(e)	……..	……..
I had been giving the advice,	(f)	……..	……..
not to look down; I keep remembering it.	(g)	……..	……..
In last, I reached the top safely.	(h)	……..	……..

Answers–

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	begin	began
(b)	have	had
(c)	found	find
(d)	parts	part
(e)	frighten	frightened
(f)	giving	given
(g)	keep	kept
(h)	In	At

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Exercise-4

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
Vishnupuram is a small town at the Western	eg…	at	on
coast of India. It is not yet polluting by	(a)	……..	……..
too many tourism. The place is superb	(b)	……..	……..
for its scenic beautiful and exhilarating climate.	(c)	……..	……..
The fort on a hill on the beach remind us of the	(d)	……..	……..
time when it was built too defend the place from	(e)	……..	……..
foreign sea-robbers. Various article exhibited	(f)	……..	……..
in the museum remind us off the time when	(g)	……..	……..
the people of the place had trade relations to	(h)	……..	……..
many countries of the world	(i)	……..	……..

Answers–

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	polluting	polluted
(b)	many	much
(c)	beautiful	beauty
(d)	remind	reminds
(e)	too	to
(f)	article	articles
(g)	off	of
(h)	to	with

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Exercise-5

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
Tenali Ram was a naughty boy which lived	(a)	………..	………..
in the village of Tetali. Her mother	(b)	………..	………..
did not know what to do of him	(c)	………..	………..
since he refused to study or did any work.	(d)	………..	………..

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	which	who
(b)	Her	his
(c)	of	with
(d)	did	do

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Exercise-6

		Incorrect	Correct
Some big industrial company needs typists	(a)	………..	………..
to work in his different units located in the	(b)	………..	………..
state capital of Northern India. A good salary	(c)	………..	………..
and other allowances according as the rules	(d)	………..	………..
of the company will be given.

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	Some	A
(b)	his	its
(c)	of	in
(d)	as	to

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