Question

Section – B Grammar

2. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one mistake in each line. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first one has been done as an example. 8 X ½ = 4 M

Incorrect Correct

One morning, the Nawab call call called

his minister and said him (a) _________ _________

that I wanted the length and (b) _________ _________

breadth from the whole earth (c) _________ _________

measured. He also to feel the (d) _________ _________

need to have the stars in whole (e) _________ _________

sky counted. The minister says (f) _________ _________

that the task he have been (g) _________ _________

set being impossible. (h) _________ _________​

Answer 1

Answer

“One morning, the Nawab call”

call = called

→ One morning, the Nawab called

“his minister and said him”

a) said = told

→ his minister and told him

“that I wanted the length and”

b) I = he

→ that he wanted the length and

“breadth from the whole earth”

c) from = of

→ breadth of the whole earth

“measured. He also feel the”

d) feel = felt

→ measured. He also felt the

“need to have the stars on whole” (correct question)

e) on = in

→ need to have the stars in whole

“sky counted. The minister says”

f) says = said

→ sky counted. The minister said

“that the task he have been”

g) have = had

→ that the task he had been

“set is impossible.” (correct one)

h) is = was

→ set was impossible.

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Errors

1) Article: a, an, the

2) Adjective: Superlative, comparative

3) Determines: this, that, these, those etc.

4) Pronoun: less, little, much, few, such etc.

5) Modals: can, may, might, must etc.

6) Conjuctions: and, but because, or, so etc.

7) Subject verb agreement:

• Singular subject - Plural verb
• Plural subject - Singular verb

8) Tenses

9) Narration

Answer 2

Answer:

1. said----told
2. i-----he
3. from----of
4. feel---felt
5. in--- in the
6. says---said
7. been----is
8. being----to be