Q.4 The following passage has not been edited. There is ONE error in each of the first nine lines. Write
the incorrect word and the correction as given in the example against the correct blank number in the
space provided. Also underline the correct word you have supplied as shown.
Marks 3
(a) Malaria, caused by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito will become dangerous if care was not
taken
(b) The bite of the mosquito transfer the parasito into
(c) the human system. Malaria is accompanied with high
(d) fever and shivering. This mosquitoes breed in
(e) stagnant water, in puddles, on coolers etc. It is
O Important to take care that water do not collect
(g) in and around the houses. Garbage can also
(h) he regularly removed so that mosquitoes will not breed in such damp wastes,
Answers
Answer:
In part [a], the use of the preposition 'in' is incorrect as the subject 'I' is going to pick the motorbike and not riding it. So, 'to' would be the correct replacement of 'in'.
In part [b], the use of the pronoun 'he' is incorrect as the sentence is in first person 'I' and not third person 'he'. Also, the passage has only a single character and that is 'I'. So, "I" should be the correct replacement of 'he'.
In part [c], the use of 'about' is incorrect. "About" should be replaced with 'for' as we 'search for something' and not 'search about something'.
In part [d], 'and' is incorrect. The correct replacement for 'and' would be 'but'. The use of 'but' helps explain the situation more clearly that even though a bank employee helped search for the key; the key was still not found