a 7. Eight grammatical errors in the following passage have been underlined and numbered 1 to 8. Correct them and write down the correct forms only against the respective number. 8 Marks My grandmother or (1) I were good friends. My parents leave (2) me with her when they went to live in the city and we were constantly together. She (3) used to wake me up in the morning and get me ready for school. She said her morning prayer in a monotonous sing-song while she bath (4) and dressed me in the hope that I would listen and get to know it by heart; I listened because I loved her voice therefore (5) never bothered to learn it. Then she will (6) fetch my wooden slate which she had already washed and plastered by (7) yellow chalk, a tiny earthen ink-pot and a red pen, tie them all in a bundle and hand it to me. After a breakfast of a thick, stale chapatti with a little butter and sugar spread on it, we went to school. She had carried (8) several stale chapattis with her for the village dogs.
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or (1) I were good friends. My parents leave (2) me with her when they went to live in the city and we were constantly together. She (3) used to wake me up in the morning and get me ready for school. She said her morning prayer in a monotonous sing-song while she bath (4) and dressed me in the hope that I would listen and get to know it by heart; I listened because I loved her voice therefore (5) never bothered to learn it. Then she will (6) fetch my wooden slate which she had already washed and plastered by (7) yellow chalk, a tiny earthen ink-pot and a red pen, tie them all in a bundle and hand it to me. After a breakfast of a thick, stale chapatti with a little butter and sugar spread on it, we went to school. She had carried (8) several stale chapattis with her for the village dogs.