Question

Rectify the Errors :
Incorrect Correct They pitch their tents were they find food. a._________ ______ There tents become transit homes. b._________ ______ Children grow on in them. c.__________ _______ They become partners of survival d.__________ _______

Answer 1

The errors have been rectified( and highlighted) as follows:

They pitch their tents where they find food. a. were where

Their tents become transit homes.

b. there their

Children grow up in them.

c. on up

They become partners in survival

d. of in

• In the first sentence, it refers to a location or place and so we have used 'where' instead of 'were', which is a be verb and the past tense of was.
• In the second sentence, it shows a sense of belonging. Therefore 'their' needs to be used instead of 'there'( which shows a location or place).
• In the third sentence, the phrasal verb 'grow up' needs to be used as it refers to the growth of children.
• In the last sentence, usage of preposition is incorrect. People involved in the same thing is shown with the help of the proposition 'in'.