The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each
line against which a blank is given. Write the error and the correction in
your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in the
example. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.(Any
Four)
4x1=4
Error
Correction
India are rich in mineral resources but
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more of them have not been tapped
(a)
The government are keen to utilise this
(b)
wealth. Many and more technical
fe)
institutions are, therefore, be opened
A large number of technical hands is
fe)
pouring out of our universities every year
Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate one from the given
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Answers
Answer:
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.
India is rich in mineral sou