EDITING EXERCISE-43
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 | ||
| It is truth that parents are | e.g. | truth | true |
| more valueable then any other | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| things in the world for a child. | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| They are the more precious property. | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| A child depend upon them all the | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| He needs them at every steps | (e) | …….. | …….. |
| because they takes care of him. | (f) | …….. | |
| Under the care of their parents, | (g) | …….. | …….. |
| a child feel secure. | (h) | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | then | than |
| (b) | things | thing |
| (c) | more | most |
| (d) | depend | depends |
| (e) | steps | step |
| (f) | takes | take |
| (g) | their | his |
| (h) | feel | feels |
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EDITING EXERCISE-44
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 | ||
| Freshly made tea is tasty but beneficial | e.g. | but | and |
| if some simple rules are observing. | (a) | …….. | …….. |
| It is best to keep her separately in a | (b) | …….. | …….. |
| jar If kept Open, its aroma escape | (c) | …….. | …….. |
| and it looses its taste and curative | (d) | …….. | …….. |
| Stale tea should not he took. | (e) | …….. | …….. |
| Tea is the excellent cure for colds. | (f) | …….. | …….. |
| A cup of fresh tea stimulate | (g) | …….. | …….. |
| concentration or improves capacity to work. | (h) | …….. | …….. |
Answers–
| Incorrect | correct | |
| (a) | observing | observed |
| (b) | her | It |
| (c) | escape | escapes |
| (d) | looses | loses |
| (e) | took | taken |
| (f) | the | an |
| (g) | stimulate | stimulates |
| (h) | or | and |
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