Question

The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the example. 1×4=4 Error Correction Walt Disney was our hero. He e.g. was is
left me a legacy that can (a) ________ ________
be enjoy time and again. He (b) ________ ________
knew who to entertain us so well. (c) ________ ________
He developed a process in (d) ________ ________
creating animated films

Answer 1

(c) incorrect- who, correct- how
(a) incorrect-can, correct-could
(b) incorrrect-and, correct- is
(d) incorrect-developed, correct- develop

Answer 2

Answer :

Editing in language is defined as making changes to a text in order to correct mistakes and/or remove irrelevant parts to prepare the final draft for printing.

The purpose of editing exercises is to make students proficient in proof reading by helping them to identify and correct errors in a text.

The errors in the given passage along with their corrections are as follows :

  Incorrect                  Correct

(a) me                            us

(b) enjoy                        enjoyed

(c) who                           how

(d) in                               of