Question

The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each of the given
lines. Underline the error and supply both the error as well as the correction in the
space provided.
Before performing a operation in hospital (a) __________ _________
a doctor administer a drug or gas (b) __________ _________
to making the patient unconscious (c) __________ _________
to pain. This state of unconsciousness is (d) __________ _________
know as anaesthesia, from a Greek word (e) __________ _________
who means ‘loss of feeling’. The substance (f) __________ _________
causing loss for feeling is called an anaesthetic.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

Before performing a operation in hospital (a) a an

a doctor administer a drug or gas (b) administer administers

to making the patient unconscious (c) making make

to pain. This state of unconsciousness is (d) to   of

know as anaesthesia, from a Greek word (e) anaesthesia anesthesia

who means ‘loss of feeling’. The substance (f) anaesthetic   anesthetic

causing loss for feeling is called an anaesthetic.

Answer 2

Editing means, rewriting a sentence or a paragraph with words to make it meaningful.

• The sentences are edited following proper grammar, usage of articles/conjunctions/proper tenses/verb etc.
• In editing the sentences around the verb and subject are also to be organised properly.
• The structural mistakes are to be checked, and in case of extra terms, they need to be omitted.
• The given sentences talk about the steps taken before performing an operation.
• The correct passage after editing will be -

Before performing an operation in a hospital, a doctor administers a drug or a gas to make the patient unconscious of pain. This state of unconsciousness is known as anaesthesia, taken from a Greek word meaning 'loss of feeling'. The substance causing loss of feeling is called an anaesthetic.

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