hey someone plzz tell me that what will be the correction of the blank (e) n (f)-
The following passage has not been edited. There is ONE error in each of thefirst nine lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction as given in theexample against the correct blank number in your answer sheets. Alsounderline the correct word you have supplied.
It was September and the rain were nearly over.
Maria was admired the garden. (a) _______________
The African marigolds was blooming. (b) _______________
She hoped a coming winter wouldn‟t be too severe (c) _______________
because she found it increased difficult to (d) _______________
bear the cold.
She was looking from the flowers (e) _______________
very fond when her best friend, (f) _______________
Miss Dolly, entered the garden. Now it (g) _______________
would spend the evening enjoy together. (h) _______________
Answers
Answer :
Editing in language is defined as making changes to a text in order to correct mistakes and/or remove irrelevant parts to prepare the final draft for printing.
The purpose of editing exercises is to make students proficient in proof reading by helping them to identify and correct errors in a text.
The errors in the given passage along with their corrections are as follows :
Incorrect Correct
(a) admired admiring
(b) was were
(c) a the
(d) increased increasingly
(e) from at
(f) fond fondly
(g) it they
(h) enjoy enjoying