Question

The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each
line. Write the error and the correction in your answer sheet against the
correct blank number. The first one has been done as an example.

Error Correction

The year 2012 marks the 50th anniversary for e.g. for of

the James Bond films. A first James Bond (a) _____ _____

movie title, ‘Dr. No’ was released in 1962. (b) _____ _____

Numerous events was held for fans (c) _____ _____

over the world. (d) _____ _____

Answer 1

a)first

b)title

c)was

d)no error

Answer 2

Answer :

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "edit" as "to make changes to a text, film, etc., correcting mistakes or removing some parts, especially in order to prepare it for being printed or shown."

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) A                               The

(b) title                            titled

(c) was                            were

(d) over                           around