Question

What is editing and omission? Explain it briefly with example.

Answer 1

DITING
POINTS TO REMEMBER 
1. Editing is generally done during proof reading.
 2. It can be of two types – Error or Omission
3. A short text with is one error/omission in each line is given.
 4. Numbered blanks are provided with each line for writing the corrected/omitted word.
5. Identify the error/omission keeping in mind the PPACTS rule.
6. PPACTS RULE – error/omission would be any of the following:
P – Preposition
P – Pronoun
A – Article/determiner
C – Conjunction
T – Tense/Verb Forms (singular/plural)
S – Spelling
7. After reading the passage, identify the tense and see whether it is appropriate to the context.
 8. Check the subject-verb agreement.
9. Check the areas where word is missing in case of omission and check the errors as mentioned above for error correction.
10. Mention the answer against the given blank number.
11. In case of omission write the word before and the word after the omitted word along with the supplied word.
12. In case of error correction write the incorrect as well as the corrected word in two columns.
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Answer 2

Answer:

• in this the wrong sentences is provided
• each row have one mistake
• blank line are given to write correct words
• this total is known editing and omission