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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