Editing Exercise-31
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 | ||
| Amongst young peoples, motorcyclists and | e.g. | peoples | peoples |
| cooterists are the great cause of danger. | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| They often try to show of by driving | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| at break-neck speed; they risk there own | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| life as well as that of other. | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| Rash driving is one of the greatest cause | (e) | …….. | …….. |
| of road accidents. Bicyclists are also involving in | (f) | …….. | …….. |
| a lot of accidents. While driving alongwith the | (g) | …….. | …….. |
| road or at the cross roads, they should be so careful. | (h) | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | great | greatest |
| (b) | of | off |
| (c) | there | their |
| (d) | other | others |
| (e) | cause | causes |
| (f) | involving | involved |
| (g) | alongwith | along |
| (h) | so | very |
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Editing Exercise-32
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 | ||
| Traffic in metropolitan cities have almost | e.g. | have | has |
| reached a saturating point. The roads are overcrowding | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| with people moving in the hurry. They | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| are not interested to following the | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| rules and regulations. The rash driver jump | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| red lights, overtake from wrong sides leading | |||
| into traffic jams. | (e) | …….. | …….. |
| If people use the transport wise | (f) | …….. | …….. |
| they can avoid jams. Traffic rules would be made | (g) | …….. | …….. |
| more strict and punishment should be severely | (h) | …….. | …….. |
| for, the rule breakers. |
Answers–
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | overcrowding | overcrowded |
| (b) | the | a |
| (c) | to | in |
| (d) | driver | drivers |
| (e) | into | to |
| (f) | wise | wisely |
| (g) | would | should |
| (h) | severely | Severe |
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