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    Editing Exercis-WPS Office

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    This document provides a series of editing exercises with paragraphs containing grammatical and stylistic errors. The exercises ask the reader to identify the error in each line and provide the correction. This allows the reader to practice identifying common errors and improving their editing skills.

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    This document provides a series of editing exercises with paragraphs containing grammatical and stylistic errors. The exercises ask the reader to identify the error in each line and provide the correction. This allows the reader to practice identifying common errors and improving their editing skills.

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    Editing Exercis-WPS Office

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    Nandini Rabha
    This document provides a series of editing exercises with paragraphs containing grammatical and stylistic errors. The exercises ask the reader to identify the error in each line and provide the correction. This allows the reader to practice identifying common errors and improving their editing skills.

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    Editing Exercises

    Question 1.

    The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the error and its
    correction as shown in the example.

    Error Correction

    A saint walks the streets of Kolkata. e.g. walks walked

    It can happen only at India. It (a) …………………….. ……………………..

    is time that us realised our (b) …………………….. ……………………..

    strength. We are greater people. We (c) …………………….. ……………………..

    have so much religious leaders. (d) …………………….. ……………………..

    Answer:

    Error – Correction

    (a) at – in

    (b) us – we

    (c) greater – great

    (d) much – many


    Question 3.

    Error Correction

    Spending time in your kids (a) …………………….. ……………………..

    bring immediate as well as long (b) …………………….. ……………………..

    term gain for the parents. (c) …………………….. ……………………..

    According to a research, children of a (d) …………………….. ……………………..

    involved parent were more efficient (e) …………………….. ……………………..

    and get in better with their peers. (f) …………………….. ……………………..

    Question 4.

    Error Correction

    Surbhi: I wished to know about the tour program your company offers. (a) ……………………..
    ……………………..

    Also kindly let me knows the (b) …………………….. ……………………..

    amount what I have to pay. Also (c) …………………….. ……………………..

    let me know if there was any discount available? Also, let me (d) …………………….. ……………………..

    know what the mode of payment are. Travel Agent: I will certainly, if (e) ……………………..
    ……………………..

    I am also allowed to speak. (f) …………………….. ……………………..


    Question 5.

    In 1868 a British scientist name Sir Norman Lockyer was (a) ………………………..

    studying the sun with a instrument called‘the spectroscope’. (b) ………………………..

    A mysterious line appeared in the spectrum he was looked at. (c) ………………………..

    This could only come from a new element, which weren’t (d) ………………………..

    yet known to exist! The new element was name ‘ (e) ………………………..

    ‘helium’, for the Greek word ‘helios’, means ‘sun’. (f) ………………………..

    Question 6.

    Error Correction

    The Chief Minister in Gujarat (a) …………………….. ……………………..

    met the student of SRCC (b) …………………….. ……………………..

    in 6th February in Delhi.(c) …………………….. ……………………..

    He deliver a lecture on (d) …………………….. ……………………..

    the global roll of Gujarat economy. (e) …………………….. ……………………..

    His lecture is appreciated by all. (f) …………………….. ……………………..


    Question 7.

    Error Correction

    Sachin Tendulkar is a best (a) …………………….. ……………………..

    cricketer in India. He play for (b) …………………….. ……………………..

    more than 10 years for a country: (c) …………………….. ……………………..

    He take retirement from the game (d) …………………….. ……………………..

    this year. He is know for(e) …………………….. ……………………..

    his skill of batting and fielding. (f) …………………….. ……………………..

    Question 8.

    Error Correction

    Last weak the super thief (a) …………………….. ……………………..

    is caught in Pune by the (b) …………………….. ……………………..

    Pune police. He was arrest (c) …………………….. ……………………..

    from an hotel in the city. (d) …………………….. ……………………..

    According to the police he have more (e) …………………….. ……………………..

    than 500 cases about theft against him. (f) …………………….. ……………………..

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