Editing and Omission Practice: An Exercise to Perfect Your Skills

Exercise-59

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
Today, democracy is often assume to	e.g.	assume	assumed
be a liberal form at governance, a	(a)	…………….	…………….
form of representative democracy when the	(b)	…………….	…………….
ability of elect representatives and the	(c)	…………….	…………….
will of the majority to exercising decision	(d)	…………….	…………….
making power arc subject to the rule of	(e)	…………….	…………….
law, and usually moderate by a constitution	(f)	…………….	…………….
which emphasise the protection of liberties,	(g)	…………….	…………….
freedoms and rights of individuals or minorities.

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	at	of
(b)	when	were
(c)	elect	elected
(d)	exercising	exercise
(e)	are	is
(f)	moderate	moderated
(g)	emphasise	emphasises

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Exercise-60

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
You may have forget you own	e.g.	forget	forgotten
voice long before. You were never gave	(a)	…………	…………
freedom enough to voice you opinions.	(b)	…………	…………
You was always taught obedience, to	(c)	…………	…………
say ‘yes’ for everything that your elders	(d)	…………	…………
were said to you. You were taught	(e)	…………	…………
that you have to followed whatever	(f)	…………	…………
your teachers or priests were doing.	(g)	…………	…………
Nobody ever told your to search	(h)	…………	…………
for your own voice.