Editing Exercise-81
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 | ||
| Last night I’d discover that Tom couldn’t cook | e.g. | discover | discovered |
| much besides fried rice but beans. | (a) | ………… | ………… |
| So I requested that I should of assigned | (b) | ………… | ………… |
| kitchen details for the during of my stay. | (c) | ………… | ………… |
| I want to cook my own food. | (d) | ………… | ………… |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | but | and |
| (b) | of | be |
| (c) | during | duration |
| (d) | want | wanted |
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Editing Exercise-82
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 | ||
| But Minna know her mother. For all her brisk | e.g. | know | knew |
| manner she was soft from inside with a honey cake. | (a) | ……….. | ……….. |
| She would rescue birds by snakes. Young | (b) | ……….. | ……….. |
| homesick soldiers in the fort knew its kindness. | (c) | ……….. | ……….. |
| She can a graceful woman. | (d) | ……….. | ……….. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | with | like |
| (b) | by | from |
| (c) | its | her |
| (d) | can | was |
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