Dear Students,
Work out these exercises on editing errors and reordering of sentences. The answers will be uploaded on Feb 20,2019.
1.There is an error in each line. Underline the error and write the correct word.
Incorrect Correct The postmaster got the letter and opening it (a) ....................... ....................... out of curios. Lencho had written (b) ....................... ....................... that only seventy pesos have reached (c) ....................... ....................... him. He requested God to send the remain (d) ....................... ....................... thirty pesos at the early as he (e) ....................... ....................... needed it bad. He asked God not to (f) ....................... ....................... send the money by post while the post (g) ....................... ....................... office employees is a bunch of crooks. (h) ....................... .......................
2. Incorrect Correct Growth during adolescent is (a) ....................... ....................... very fast and physical change (b) ....................... ....................... that adolescents undergo had (c) ....................... ....................... a direct influence on their nutritional need. (d) ....................... ....................... Adequate nutrition intake during (e) ....................... . ...................... this period could have serious consequences. (f) ....................... ....................... It may leading to malnutrition (g) ....................... ....................... or many other serious health problems. (h) ....................... .......................
3. Rearrange the given words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
(a) we want/if/see/in everything/beauty/can/we
(b) tulip/bouquet/roses/lilies/made of/presented/was/to them/and/a
(c) the dog/chewed/carpet/the
4. Rearrange the given words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
(a) wanted/we/to go/in the summer holidays/grandmother’s/house/to but fell/staircase/I/off/the/and/my/leg/fractured
(b) chirping/birds/the/all day long/cheery/kept us/even/though/whole day/confined/to bed/we/were/the due/to severe/a/infection/chickenpox/of
(c) is/the name/of the/city/Mysore/where/ruler/the/Tipu Sultan/was/who/against/fought/the British
5. Rearrange the given words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
(a) my parents /20th/anniversary/celebrating today/their/are
(b) broke down/in front/Geeti/the entire class/heavy pain/head/in the/due to a/of
(c) associated/with/purple/royalty/the/colour/is
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