Editing and Omission Exercises for Class 10 PDF With Answers 2
Editing Exercise-2
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect and the correct word in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. The first one has been done as an example.
In the following paragraph there is one error in each line. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first one has been done for you as an example.
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The giant whale are very harmless animals.
e.g.
whale
whales
Their head is about one-third the size of a huge body
In the following paragraph, there is one error in each line. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first one has been done for you as an example.
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Well, you won’t be long before you do, I thought wish
that Marian had one quarter of the self-confidence who
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this child scattered so joyfully to the four winds. At the
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face of her stubborn persistent I almost gave way.
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But what was the use ? I had been try so often before.
(d)
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The result was always the same. Marian should come
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home so soon as she could, her drooping shoulders
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express a despair that went to my heart.
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Despite she was quite different with me and we played
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.
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.
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.
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Amongst young peoples, motorcyclists and
e.g.
peoples
peoples
cooterists are the great cause of danger.
(a)
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They often try to show of by driving
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at break-neck speed; they risk there own
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life as well as that of other.
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Rash driving is one of the greatest cause
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of road accidents. Bicyclists are also involving in
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a lot of accidents. While driving alongwith the
(g)
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road or at the cross roads, they should be so careful.
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.
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Traffic in metropolitan cities have almost
e.g.
have
has
reached a saturating point. The roads are overcrowding
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.
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.
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.
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A recently research shows that in moderation,
eg.
recently
recent
coffee can be actually best for you and,
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Pie stronger the coffee, the great
(b)
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are the beneficial effects. For years, the focus on coffee has been in
(c)
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its potential adverse affects.
(d)
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But now there is strong scientific reason of enjoying your coffee.
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.
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Ever wondered what goes in the making
e.g.
in
into
of a beautiful smile? The crafters of the smile, experienced dentists, used a variety of modern
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.
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1907, Jarvis held the ceremony in Grafton,
e.g.
the
a
West Virginia for honour her mother. The
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proceedings touched him so greatly that she
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a formal holiday for honouring mothers and in 1910, West Virginia becomes the first state to
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recognize Mother’s Day. An year later, nearly
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every state officially mark the day. In 1914,
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president Woodrow Wilson official proclaimed
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Mother’s Day as a national holiday to be held in the second Sunday of May.
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.
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Vegetarianism promotes the natural way of
e.g.
the
a
But inspite its implicit message of love
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and non-violence it has not spreaded, as
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it should have. This is because it is a
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inward-looking habit and is best cultivating
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in the mind. Vegetarian life style help the
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animal kingdom for co-exist with man.
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A vegetarian life style is naturally,
(g)
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multi-faceted and helps self preservation in an healthy way. Food and health are
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.
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Nature made vegetation who is meant for all
e.g.
who
that
living being. But man felt that all the animals
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are meant for them. tie killed elephant
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for his tusks, deer for its horns,
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the large number of animals for
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there hide for shoes, decoration and dresses.
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He killed musk deers to have the musk from
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its stomach. Man kills a large numbers of
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animals for his food. He feels that they were all meant to die for
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