Editing Exercise-1
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct word as given in the example against the correct blank number in your answer sheet:
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| Parents and children in the primary | e.g. | and | of |
| or the secondary schools is looking | (a) | ……….. | ……….. |
| out for part-time jobs who they can | (b) | ……….. | ……….. |
| manage to do when children be away | (c) | ……….. | ……….. |
| at school. Manage canteens of their | (d) | ……….. | ……….. |
| own child’s school will gave them a | (e) | ……….. | ……….. |
| very good opportunity. When there is a | (f) | ……….. | ……….. |
| holiday they will also have an break as | (g) | ……….. | ……….. |
| the canteen will not worked when | (h) | ……….. | ……….. |
| the school is closed. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | is | are |
| (b) | who | which |
| (c) | be | are |
| (d) | Manage | Managing |
| (e) | gave | give |
| (f) | When | Whenever |
| (g) | an | a |
| (h) | worked | work |
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Editing Exercise-2
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect words and corrections in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Ensure that the words that form your answers are underlined.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| The news on felling of trees | e.g. | on | of |
| on a large scale comes as the shock | (a) | ……………….. | ……………….. |
| because people all around has become | (b) | ……………….. | ……………….. |
| conscious in preserving ecological balance. | (c) | ……………….. | ……………….. |
| The forest department kept a strict vigil | (d) | ……………….. | ……………….. |
| in the activities of people | (e) | ……………….. | ……………….. |
| which indulge in unlawful felling of trees. | (f) | ……………….. | ……………….. |
| People might be educated regarding | (g) | ……………….. | ……………….. |
| a dangerous consequences of | (h) | ……………….. | ……………….. |
| indiscriminate cutting of trees. | ……………….. | ……………….. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | the | a |
| (b) | has | have |
| (c) | in | of |
| (d) | kept | keeps |
| (e) | in | on |
| (f) | which | who |
| (g) | might | should |
| (h) | a | the |
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Exercise-3
There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct one against the corresponding blanks:
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| Two firemen were killed where two others were | e.g. | ||
| injured after the cylinder blew on during their | (a) | ………. | ………. |
| attempt to enter a shop on west of the city | (b) | ………. | ………. |
| where the fire were reported on Friday morning. | (c) | ………. | ………. |
| The two firemen, which were in their 40s were | (d) | ………. | ………. |
| thrown aside after one of the four cyclinder | (e) | ………. | ………. |
| to the shop went up in flames. The other two firemen | (f) | ………. | ………. |
| who suffered severe injuries has been admitted | (g) | ………. | ………. |
| into a nearby hospital. These is one of the gruesome | (h) | ………. | ………. |
| accidents in these recent years in the city. | (i) | ………. | ………. |
Answers:-
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | on | up |
| (b) | on | in |
| (c) | were | was |
| (d) | which | who |
| (e) | cylinder | cylinders |
| (f) | to | in |
| (g) | has | have |
| (h) | these | this |
| (i) | these | the |
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Exercise-4
There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct one against the corresponding blanks:
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| Even though there is no absolute non-violence, | |||
| it should not be seen as a excuse for perpetuating | (a) | ………….. | ………….. |
| violence in every sphere to life. To take a simple | (b) | ………….. | ………….. |
| example, even if I killed a mosquito that bites me | (c) | ………….. | ………….. |
| when I go to sleep, it should not give I the | (d) | ………….. | ………….. |
| justification to destroy an entire bio-diversity | (e) | ………….. | ………….. |
| for a purely men-centric, techno-scieritific, | (f) | ………….. | ………….. |
| development-oriented world. In others words, | (g) | ………….. | ………….. |
| as I feel, non-violence, despite their limitation, | (h) | ………….. | ………….. |
| is a better and higher dealt to pursue. | (i) | ………….. | ………….. |
| Even if we failed time and again, we ought to | (j) | ………….. | ………….. |
| pursue this goal. |
Answers:-
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | a | an |
| (b) | to | of |
| (c) | killed | kill |
| (d) | I | me |
| (e) | an | the |
| (f) | men | man |
| (g) | others | other |
| (h) | their | its |
| (i) | dealt | deal |
| (j) | failed | fail |
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Editing Exercise-5
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.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| Weaken by his wounds and the long summer | e.g. | Weaken | Weakened |
| day from fasting and watching on the roof, | (a) | …………. | …………. |
| he feel sick at the sight of the body of his | (b) | …………. | …………. |
| enemy. He was fill with regret and remorse. War, | (c) | …………. | …………. |
| he thought, was unhumane. | (d) | …………. | …………. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | from | of |
| (b) | feel | felt |
| (c) | fill | filled |
| (d) | unhumane | inhumane |
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Editing Exercise-6
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.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| A mother sheep know the difference between | e.g. | know | knows |
| her lamb and another. Never matter how many | (a) | ………… | ………… |
| lambs their are in the flock, she will always | (b) | ………… | ………… |
| pick on her own as of their specific odour. This | (c) | ………… | ………… |
| is a good example for motherly instinct. | (d) | ………… | ………… |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | Never | No |
| (b) | their | there |
| (c) | their | his |
| (d) | for | of |
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Editing Exercise-7
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.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| We came to the main hall, who was the | e.g. | who | which |
| centre of attraction. Every ceremony to my | (a) | ……….. | ……….. |
| wedding taken place in this room. In the | (b) | ……….. | ……….. |
| middle of the hall, their was a fire urn. | (c) | ……….. | ……….. |
| who I sit down on the floor | (d) | ……….. | ……….. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | to | of |
| (b) | taken | took |
| (c) | their | there |
| (d) | sit | sat |
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Editing Exercise-8
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.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| If the police are looking at him | e.g. | at | for |
| he must has committed a | (a) | ………… | ………… |
| crime. In this case he can | (b) | ………… | ………… |
| prove to been very dangerous. | (c) | ………… | ………… |
| at He may be carry a weapon. | (d) | ………… | ………… |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | has | have |
| (b) | this | that |
| (c) | been | be |
| (d) | carry | carrying |