Editing Exercise-65 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction as given below.
Incorrect Correct The El Nino weather effect has had a damaged impact e.g. damaged damaging marine life throughout Asia. In some Asian waters (a) …………… …………… which have play host to large number of sea horses, (b) …………… …………… the factor of red tides have killed huge quantities (c) …………… …………… of fish and another marine life by depriving them Of oxygen. (d) …………… …………… The red tides are so called because tiny are compose of (e) …………… …………… vast amount of dead algae which float on the surface and (f) …………… …………… forming a reddish hue. Recent red tides near Hong Kong virtualIy wiped out (g) …………… …………… the local mark of fish on weeks. (h) …………… ……………
Answers: Incorrect Correct (a) in on (b) Play played (c) have has (d) another other (e) compose composed (f) float floats (g) forming forms (h) on for
Editing Exercise-66 The following passage have 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. The first one has been done for you.
Incorrect Correct Once upon the time two crows e.g. the a had the nest in a tree. (a) ………… ………… Any snake also lived (b) ………… ………… in a hollow (c) ………… ………… trunk of this tree. (d) ………… ………… When few crows flew (e) ………… ………… away for food, some snake (f) ………… ………… would creep to his nest (g) ………… ………… and eat little of the eggs daily (h) ………… …………
Answers: Incorrect Correct (a) the a (b) Any A (c) a the (d) this that (e) few the (f) some a (g) his their (h) little some
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