Editing and Omission Practice Exercise: Improve Your Editing Skills

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Editing and Omission Practice Exercise -75

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  
Generation X is tall, more aestheticallye.g.tall  taller  
built and have a better body compare (a)………..………..
to previous generations. At Urban India,(b) ………..………..
boys are taller than their fathers and (c) ………..………..
grandfathers. This is due mainly to better (d) ………..………..
dietary habit.

Answers:

IncorrectCorrect
(a) have      has
(b) atin
(c) then      than
(d) mainly         mostly

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Editing and Omission Practice Exercise -76

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.  

IncorrectCorrect
Today girls have broke the five foot   e.g.broke        broken
barrier and on seine cases are almost a (a) â€¦â€¦.…….
half foot taller then their grandmothers.(b)  …….…….
The average height in more communities  (c)  …….…….
now exceeds 5 ft. 8 inches. This is due mainly (d)  …….…….
from better dietary habits.

Answers:

Incorrect Correct
(a)on   in
(b) thenthan
(c) more    most
(d) from  to

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