Editing Exercise-67
The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect avid and the correction in the Spate provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| The people of Rome were dividing | (a) | …………… | …………… |
| into two classes, the Patricians and | |||
| the Pleibians . The Patricians was the | (b) | …………… | …………… |
| noble People. They own most of the land. | (c) | …………… | …………… |
| They govern the state and they | (d) | …………… | …………… |
| lead the soldiers to battle .The | (e) | …………… | …………… |
| The Pleibians forms the rank and file of | (f) | …………… | …………… |
| the army and though they endures all | (g) | …………… | …………… |
| the hardships of war, they do not | (h) | …………… | …………… |
| reap any advantage. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | dividing | divided |
| (b) | was | were |
| (c) | own | owned |
| (d) | govern | governed |
| (e) | lead | led |
| (f) | forms | formed |
| (g) | endures | endured |
| (h) | do | did |
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Editing Exercise-68
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.
| Incorrect | Correct | ||
| George and Peter are but half | (a) | ………….. | ………….. |
| a mile from home when | x | x | |
| they were attacking by a wolf | (b) | ………….. | ………….. |
| “Drive on fast” shouting George | (c) | ………….. | ………….. |
| Seizing his gun and took | (d) | ………….. | ………….. |
| at the wolf, he pulls the trigger | (e) | ………….. | ………….. |
| but missed. lie then takes his big | (f) | ………….. | ………….. |
| knife but before he could drawing | (g) | ………….. | ………….. |
| the knife. the wolf is upon him. | (h) | ………….. | ………….. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | are | were |
| (b) | attacking | attacked |
| (c) | shouting | shouted |
| (d) | took | taking |
| (e) | pulls | pulled |
| (f) | takes | took |
| (g) | drawing | draw |
| (h) | is | was |
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