English Grammar - Editing Exercise-1Editing Exercise

Exercise 1:

England has been long famous for her dramatist,

a)……………

the greatest of who was William Shakespeare.b)……………

It is hard to find the educated man inc)………………

the English speaking world whom has not heard

d)………………

for his name. The actor and playwright e)……………

born more than 400 years ago hadf)………………

become not only for Englishman but for g)……………

the whole world chief symbol forh)………………

British culture. He is a dramatist and a poet. .

Answers: 

a) dramatist- dramatists 

b) who - whom 

c) the - an 

d) whom - who 

e) for - of 

f) had - has 

g) Englishman - Englishmen 

h) for - of

Exercise 2:

About a year 1900, a small, dark haired a)……………

boyname Charles Chaplin was often seen b)……………

waiting outside the back entrancec)………………

of London theatres. He looks thin andd)………………

hungry but his blue eyes was determined.

e)……………

He could sing or dance. His parentsf)………………

were music hall performers butg)……………

he has been born into the life ofh)………………

the theatre. .

Answers: 

a) a year- the year

b) name – named

c) entrance – entrances

d) looks – looked

e) was – were

f) or – and

g) but – and

h) has - had

Exercise 3: 

In April 12, 1961, major Yuri Gagarin a)……………

become the first man ever to ventureb)……………

in space. He did not know for certainc)………………d)

beforehand that he is to be chosen. ………………The Russian had three possible candidates

e)……………

ready but although Gagarin was firstf)………………

in the list, the choice was not definitelyg)……………

made until an early morning of April 12.h)………………

Answers:

a) in – on

b) become – became

c) in – into

d) is – was

e) Russian – Russians

f) But – and

g) In – on

h) an – the

Exercise 4:

Educationist today are overwhelmingly a)……………concern about the future of the youngsters. b)……………

The common complaint is students doesn’tc)………………

study; they are not interested. Some blamesd)………………

exposure to the media, others feel that the

present generation are not serious enough.e)………………

The CBSE expresses this concern off)……………

reviewing the syllabus for time to time. The g)

………………idea is to build a complete personality of  an individual

h)……………

Answers:a) educationist – educationistsb) concern – concernedc) doesn’t – don’td) blames – blamee) are – isf) of – byg) for – fromh) a – the 

Exercise 5(CBSE paper): 

Children love picnics and outings of their parents a)……………though they are equally happier doing things with b)……………

them around the house. A parent may makec)………………

his child feels special by following some simpled)………………

rituals. Bedtime stories, the game of cards or e)

simply talking and laugh together before going tof)………………

bed - some give children a wonderful senseof well-being. they hardly ever forgot these moments

g)…………

and cherish them throughout these lives. h)……………

Answers:a)  of - withb) happier - happyc) around - ind) feels - feele) the - af) laugh - laughingg) forgot - forgeth) these - their

Exercise 6(CBSE 2007): 

Time is very precious than money. a)……………Money once lose can be regained, b)……………

but time once lost was lost forever.c)………………

Time and tide waits for no one. Ad)………………

Lost opportunities may spoil one’s life. e)

Those who doesn’t act in timef)………………

has to repent afterwards. An intelligent g).........student prepares his lessons on advance.      

h)…………

Hence proper  using of time is essential in life.   

i)……………

Answers:a) Very – moreb) Lose-lostc) Was-isd) Waits-waite) Opportunities-opportunityf) Doesn’t-don’tg) Has-haveh) On-ini) Using-use

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2013

CBSE - Class 9/10 - Editing Exercise - 2

 Editing Exercise

(See Answers below)Q1(SQP 2011): The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction. Remember to underline the word you have supplied. 

Often these days we hear and speak of the conquered (a) _____ ______

in nature, ‘the taming of a river’, ‘the war against insects’ (b) _____ ______

and so on. Often these phrases being used without consciously (c) _____ ______

attaching any value to them, but those have an (d) _____ ______

underlying attitude of hostile towards Nature and Nature’s (e) _____ ______

creatures, a viewpoint which seeming to assume (f) _____ ______

Nature as an enemy that needs to being vanquished. (g) _____ ______

Alternatively, Nature is seen merely as the ‘resource’ to be ‘exploited’ (h) _____ ______

Answer 1:(a) conquered - conquest(b) in              - of (c) being         - are(d) those         - they(e) hostile       - hostility(f) seeming     - seems(g) being         - be(h) the             - a

Q2(SQP 2011): The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word you have supplied.

When I return home from school, I found that (a) _return_ _returned_

my mother were in kitchen and my younger (b) _____ ______

sister is playing with her friends in the verandah. (c) _____ ______

In my room, all the books was lying scattered (d) _____ ______

on the floor. I am definitely very annoyed. (e) _____ ______

I asked my sister, “Ritu, did you entered this room in my absence?” (f) _____ ______

“I was looking for some colourful pictures for my scrap file. I search (g) _____ ______

through your books and they fall down one (h) _____ ______

by one”, she answered sheepishly.

Answer 2:(a) return    - returned(b) were      - was(c) is           - was(d) was       - were(e) am         - was (f) entered   - enter(g) search   - serached(h) fall       - fell

Q3: The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first one has been done for you as an example.

Thanks to the current interest for fitness (a) _for_ _in_

and health that peoples are taking (b) _____ ______

in each locality we find this days (c) _____ ______

some centres and clubs is springing (d) _____ ______

up and they are do well in their (e) _____ ______

new venture. But fortunately they (f) _____ ______

are not within easy reach for all. (g) _____ ______

They charges are too high. (h) _____ ______

Beside, they are located in cities only.

Answer 3:

(a) for         - in(b) peoples - people(c) this        - these(d) is           - are (e) do         - doing(f) fortunately - unfortunately(g) for         - to(h) They     - Their(i) Beside   - Besides.

CBSE Class 9/10 - Editing Exercise-3

EDITING EXERCISE1. Mohan is the tallest of all the other boys.

2. This pen is superior than that.3. He was sent with a verbal message to the head master.

4. He does not know to behave in the society.5. He has a strong headache.

6. The train has arrived immediately.7. She copied the draft word by word.

8. It is long since I have seen him.9. The God is everywhere.

10. It was a long paper.

11. I feel some better.

12. Yesterday a pick-pocket cut my pocket.

13. Mrs Patil is our English Professor.

14. I dare not to do it.

15. Both men have not come.

Answers:1. Mohan is taller than any other boy.

2. This pen is superior to that.3. He was sent with an oral message to the head master.

4. He does not know how to behave in the society.5. He has a severe headache.

6. The train has arrived just now.7. She copied the draft word for word.

8. It is long since I saw him.9. God is everywhere.

10. It was a lengthy paper.11. I feel somewhat better.

12. Yesterday a pick-pocket picked my pocket.13. Mrs Patil is our professor of English.

14. I dare not do it.

15. Both the men have not come.