Question

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which blanks are given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have corrected [8]


(a) Teenage is a spring of man’s life. ___________ ___________
(b) It is perceive as the most joyful ___________ ___________
(c) and exciting period of a individual’s ___________ ___________
(d) life. Teenagers are bubble with life. ___________ ___________
(e) Everything smell of freshness and fitness. ___________ ___________
(f) There are aspiration and expectancy in life. ___________ ___________
(g) But the teenagers of today are live ___________ ___________
(h) under the pressure of a competitive world. ___________ ___________

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Answer 1

Hey friend !!

Here is your answer..

a). A -- the

b). perceive -- perceived

c). a -- an

d). bubble --bubbling

e). smell -- smelling

f). are -- is

g). teenagers -- teenage

h). a -- the

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) perceive                  perceived

(c) a                               an

(d) bubble                     bubbling

(e) smell                        smells

(f) are                             is    

(g) live                            living

(h) pressure                   pressures