Question

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the in directed lines write incorrect word and the and the correct word the school is begin. Again. Most of the boys is standing in small groups in the playgrounds.they were waiting to the bell.​

Answer 1

Answer:

'the school is begin ( beginning ) again. Most of the boys is (are) standing in small groups in the playgrounds (playground). They  were waiting to (for ) the bell.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Error→Correction

1. begin→ beginning

2. is→ are

3. playgrounds→ playground

4. were→ are

5. to→ for                  

Explanation:

• As per the concept of Subject-verb agreement, the word beginning is used here to refer to something that has begun or started again.

• The word "beginning" represents the present participle form of the verb "begins".

• The noun in the next sentence 'boys' represents in the plural form and hence the verb 'are' is preferred.

• The determiner 'the' defines that there is only one or single playground. The whole passage shows the present tense of time reference, hence we used "are" instead of "were".

• The boys are waiting for the bell to ring. That means the verb waiting is succeeded by "for" to form the phrasal verb 'waiting for'.

Therefore the correct passage would be-

The school is beginning again. Most of the boys are standing in small groups in the playground. They are waiting for the bell.

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