The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in
each line. Identify the error and write down its correction against
the correct blank number.
(a) When he is eighteen Velan left
(b) home. His father slap his face
(c) one day on coming late with the
(d) midday meal, and he did this v
(e) in the presence of others in a N
(f) room. Velan glared on his father V
and left the place.
Answers
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) is was
(b) slap slapped
(c) on for
(d) this that
(e) a the
(f) on at
Answer:
(a) When he is eighteen Velan left home- in place of is add was.
(b) His father slap his face- in place of slap put slapped.
(c) one day on coming late with the- in place of the add time.
(d) midday meal, and he did this v - beside he add did.
(e) in the presence of others in a room- in place of a add the.
(f) correct.
(b) on - for
(c) did - does
(d) a - the
(e) on - at