Question

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction as given in the example against the correct blank number in your answer sheet. Also underline the correct word that you supply.
e.g., Singapore is located in a highest strategic Error Correction
area in South-East Asia. It lie on an (a)
important trade route. Trade was its life (b)
line. It is a major port. Goods from every (c)
East Asian countries flow in Singapore (d)
on their way for ports in Western Asia, (e)
Africa and Europe. From a Singapore docks (f)
ships carry rubber, copper, timber and spices (g)
sail to other countries. Other ships bring out
manufactured goods and machinery from the
industry countries from around the world. (h)

Answer 1

                       Error                        Correction
(a)                      lie                              lies
(b)                      was                              is
(c)                      every                            all
(d)                         in                          through
(e)                         for                              to
(f)                          a                                the
(g)                      carry                            carrying
(h)                      industry                        industrial

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:

    Error             Correction

(a) lie                 lies

(b) was              is

(c) every            all

(d)  in                 through

(e) for                 to

(f)  a                    the

(g) carry              carrying

(h) industry          industrial