Editing and Omission Exercises for Class 9 & 10 with answers Ex.71&72

Editing Exercise-71

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
An Inter-School Football Match is been	e.g.	been	being
organized between our schools and City	(a)	……….	……….
Montessori School. The match will be playing on	(b)	……….	……….
18th March in are school grounds from	(c)	……….	……….
5 p.m. onwards. A large crowd of students are	(d)	……….	……….
expected.

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	schools	school
(b)	playing	played
(c)	are	our
(d)	are	is

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Editing Exercise-72

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
The exhaust earth groaned and quivered	e.g.	exhaust	exhausted
under the glare of the sun. Spirals in heat rose from the	(a)	……..	……..
ground on if from molten lava.	(b)	……..	……..
The lizard crawled in the rock in search of a	(c)	……..	……..
shady crevice. There seemed no respite in heat.	(d)	……..	……..

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	in	of
(b)	on	as
(c)	crawled in	crawled  into
(d)	in	from

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Editing Exercises 95 & 96 for Class 9 and 10 (Solved)

Editing Exercises 97 & 98 for Class 9 and 10 (Solved)

Editing Exercises 99 & 100 for Class 9 and 10 (Solved)