Question

Editing exercises:
About a year 1900, a small, dark haired boy a)....................name Charles Chaplin was often seen b)...............waiting outside the back entrance c)...............of London theatres. He looke thin and d)................hungry but his blue eyes was determined. e)...............He could sing or dance. His parents f)..................were music hall performers but g)...............he has been born into the life of h)..............the theatre.​

Answer 1

a) name – named

b) entrance – entrances  

c) looks – looked

d) was – were

e) or – and

f) but – and

g) has - had

Explanation:

• The given exercise tests the knowledge on correct forms of verbs, singular and plural forms of words.  
• We always say, he was named Chaplin and not name Chaplin. Since Theatres is in plural form, the entrances will take a plural form "Entrances". The entire paragraph is in the past tense, so looks become 'looked'.  Similarly in the last line, has will become had.  
• Knowing the correct tense forms makes this exercise a simple one.

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Answer 2

The correct passage after filling the blanks will be -  

• About the year 1900, a small, dark haired boy    named Charles Chaplin was often seen  waiting outside the back entrances of London theatres. He looked thin and    hungry but his blue eyes were determined.   He could sing and dance. His parents  were music hall performers and  he had been born into the life of the theatre.