Question

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet. Also, underline the word that you provide. One day we were sitting watch the birds When suddenly one of the baby bird Struggled in of the hole ready For their first flight A little fearful on first, it hopped And sit on the railing Then slowly but surely they flew In a sky

Answer 1

watch - watching

bird - birds

in - out

their - its

on - at

sit - sat

they - it

a - the

Answer 2

Editing refers to the stage of improving the content by correcting the errors. Editing is done in order to make words more clear, precise and meaningful.

Therefore, when the above passage is edited it would be done as:

incorrect

watch  

bird  

in  

their  

on  

sit  

they  

a  

correct

watching

birds

out

its

at

sat

it

the