Exercise – 1
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 | ||
| She go out and walked up the road | e.g. | go | went |
| through the fort. It is quiet, as | (a) | ………. | ………. |
| everyone was asleep. Even the prisoners which | (b) | ………. | ………. |
| faced death were silent in a fort jail. | (c) | ………. | ………. |
| go Silence prevails everywhere | (d) | ………. | ………. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | is | was |
| (b) | which | who |
| (c) | a | the |
| (d) | prevails | prevailed |
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Exercise-2
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 | ||
| Bharatnatyam dancer Geeta Chandran, for | e.g. | for | with |
| a dimple in place, is a beauty woman. | (a) | ………… | ………… |
| She speaks in a language from passion and | (b) | ………… | ………… |
| abiding commitment to his muse. | (c) | ………… | ………… |
| Her popularity had earned her a | (d) | ………… | ………… |
| good fan following. |
Answers:
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| (a) | beauty | beautiful |
| (b) | from | of |
| (c) | his | her |
| (d) | had | has |
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