Question

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as given below. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
Error Correction
India is very fortunate that it have many (a)
rivers. Their famous rivers are Sutlej, (b)
Ganga, Yamuna and Narmada. Some of
the river like Ganga, which (c)
originated from the Himalayas, flow (d)
throughout the year.

Answer 1

                        Error                          Correction

 (a)                    have                              has

 (b)                    their                                the 

(c)                      river                                rivers

(d)                    originated                        originate

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) have                                             has

(b) Their                                            The

(c) river                                              rivers

(d) originated                                    originate