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Editing Exercise Level 1

Q1: Solve the following passage by highlighting the incorrect phrase and mentioning the
correct phrase in the next column.

Passage Incorrect Correct

Paper were first made by the Egyptians _______ ________

From the plant names papyrus. For _______ ________

the long time, papyrus was used extensively _______ ________

as writing material before a Chinese _______ ________

perfected the processes. Demand of paper _______ ________

growing with the advent of books worldwide. _______ ________

Q2: Find the incorrect phrases in this paragraph and put them in the columns:

Passage Incorrect Correct

Children are fond to mango. It is a _______ ________

juicy or citrous fruit, available in _______ ________

much varieties. Mangoes grow on a _______ ________

tree over tropical and temperate climate. _______ ________


One of the best place to have good mangoes _______ ________

was Andhra Pradesh, India _______ ________

Q3: Locate the incorrect words in the following paragraph and add them to the columns
with correct words.

Passage Incorrect Correct

Ones there was a King who _______ ________

Thought only to himself. _______ ________

He only talked about her own charms _______ ________

and conquests in a court all day. _______ ________

He wants people to believe his tales _______ ________

and talk about his great to everyone. _______ ________

Q4: Solve the incorrect words in the following passage.

Passage Incorrect Correct

I had to went out despite the _______ ________

Heavy rain outside to got some medicine. _______ ________

Although the symptoms was not as _______ ________


Pronounced as they were at the morning, _______ ________

the doctor had instructs me to _______ ________

be regular with mine dosage. _______ ________

Answers

Q1

Incorrect Correct

Were Was

Names Named

The A

A The

processes Process

Growing Grew

Q2.

Incorrect Correct

To Of
Or And

The A

Much Many

Over In

Place Places

Was Is

Q3

Incorrect Correct

Ones Once

To About

Her His

A The

Wants Wanted

Great Greatness

Q4
Incorrect Correct

Went Go

Got Get

Was Were

At In

Instructs Instructed

Mine My

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