Question

Q4. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is

given.

                                                     Error                           Correction  

Once an poor woman, who had

Lost his only son, came to Buddha and

Prayed to him to bringing her
Dead son back in life. Buddha

Said that there is only one medicine

That could give back her son’s life.​

Answer 1

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After putting up the correct words in the places of the wrong one in the given passage ; we get :

Once a poor woman , who had lost her only son , came to Buddha and prayed to him to bring her dead son back to life. Buddha said that there was only one medicine that could bring back her son's life.

✓ Things to keep in mind while editing a passage :

1. Pay utmost attention on the subject , verb or auxiliary. These are the specific places where often edition is required.
2. Firstly read the whole passage without any idea of edition ; just to get the core idea of the data given.
3. Then try to edit line by line with respect to subject , verb and etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

ocre an poor women, who had