Question

what are rules to find error in any passage?

Answer 1

To find the error in a passage (editing) we must read the passage carefully and then with the language we're gonna know what errors are there. So, to write the answers to it there are 2 ways -

1. You can underline the word which you think has an error in it and write the correct word in the blank given against that line.

2. You can make 2 columns - Incorrect word and Correct word. So it's pretty clear that you have to write the incorrect word under Incorrect Word column and correct word under the Correct Word column.

Answer 2

RULES:

1. Read the passage carefully and loudly.

Reading it loud will help you focus more and detect the easiest errors in the first go.

2. Read your passage backwards.

Reading your last sentence and then going backwards sentence by sentence will make you catch the errors easily. Your mind will work more efficiently. If there will be any change in the tense, verb, noun, pronoun, etc., it will detected easily.

3. Check the underlined portion carefully.

Also, check each underlined section individually. It is an easy way to find errors if you don't find a verifiable error.

4. Confirm why the words you picked are wrong.

This will help you verify if the errors you chose are actually right or not. Also it will enhance your knowledge.

Error Checklist

1. Verbs

Is the verb in the correct form and tense?

Does it agree with the subject?

 

2: Pronouns

Does the pronoun agree with the noun it's replacing?

Is it in the correct case?

 3: Gerunds (-ing verbs)

Is the gerund replacing a main verb and creating a sentence fragment?

Is it part of a list that isn't parallel?

Has it been incorrectly switched with an infinitive?

 4: Prepositions

Is the preposition idiomatically correct?

Does it incorrectly complete a word pair?

 5: Adjectives and Adverbs

Is the modifier of the correct type?

Are -er and -est used appropriately?

 6: Conjunctions

Is the conjunction creating a sentence fragment?

Does it logically connect ideas?

 7: Nouns

Is the noun part of a faulty comparison?

Is the sentence consistent in its use of plural and singular nouns?

 8: Relative pronouns (who, which, that, etc.)

Is the correct pronoun used for the context?

Does the pronoun have a clear noun antecedent?

Also, check if the words like "as, like, than, etc.," are used rightly or not.