Editing and Omission Exercises for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex.67 & 68

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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For More Exercises:-

Editing Exercises 71 & 72 for Class 9 and 10 (Solved)

Editing Exercises 73 & 74 for Class 9 and 10 (Solved)

Editing Exercises 75 & 76 for Class 9 and 10 (Solved)

Editing Exercises 77 & 78 for Class 9 and 10 (Solved)

Editing Exercises 79 & 80 for Class 9 and 10 (Solved)