GRAMMAR EDITING

 

1 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 wait for no one.A	(d)	___________	__________
Lost opportunities may spoil one’s life.	(e)	___________	__________
Those who doesn’t act in time	(f)	___________	__________
has to repent afterwards. An intelligent	(g)	__________	__________
student prepares his lessons on advance.	(h)	___________	__________
Hence proper using of time is essential in life. 2. Gone is the days of stone age when man used a. __________ __________ to work hard day to night and used to go on b. __________ __________ foot or by bullock cart without much comfort c. __________ __________ in life. It was difficult for him to even got the basic d. __________ __________ necessities of life. He had a very tough time work e. __________ __________ like a machine without any leisure but pleasure  3. Science have conquered time and distance. The different a. __________ __________ countries of the world has been brought closer to b. __________ __________ one another and the globe seem to have shrink in c. __________ __________ size. The journey which took months are complete in d. __________ __________ hours today. Modern man has conquered a moon e. __________ __________ and is trying to conquer the distant planets as f. __________ __________ Venus or Mars. g. 4. Banana is an popular fruit and ( an /a) An important part to our diet today. (to /of) It originally belonged in South Asia ( in /to) Region where it using to grow wild  (using/ used) In the forests. In the years, proper selection (in /with) Yield the edible banana. (yield/ yielded) 5. Facebook, with more --- 1 Billion users then than Is celebrated its 10th birthday this year. celebrated celebrating The company was launching by Mark launching launched Zuckerberg at 4th February 2004. The site was at on Conceived in a Harvard dorm in a way in as To connect student and let them build an student students Identity for himself online 6. 1. I ---- been living in Ireland there for two years. Have been Living There For 2. She ---- want to do work today. Did not Want Do Today 3. Harry ---- his book to me on yesterday. Lent On To Yesterday 4. Sherry, --- friend, who is a writer. My Who Is A 5. I wanted to stay out away of this. Away To Of Out 6. I have wrote this song yesterday. This Have Yesterday None of the above 7. I would like that you deliver this letter for me. That This For Me 8. The office where I work at is very small. The Where At Very 9. She wrote to me this letter. To Me This None of the Above 10. I asked to him if he wanted to go out. To If Out None of the Above  7. 1. I have been living in Ireland there for two years. Have been Living There For 2. She did not want to do work today. Did not Want Do Today 3. Harry lent his book to me on yesterday. Lent On To Yesterday 4. Sherry, my friend, who is a writer. My Who Is A 5. I wanted to stay out away of this. Away To Of Out 6. I have wrote this song yesterday. This Have Yesterday None of the above 7. I would like that you deliver this letter for me. That This For Me 8. The office where I work at is very small. The Where At Very 9. She wrote to me this letter. To Me This None of the Above 10. I asked to him if he wants to go out. To If Out None of the Above 8. Paper were first made by the Egyptians _______ ________ From the plant names papyrus. For _______ ________ the long time, papyrus was used extensively _______ ________ as writing material before a Chinese _______ ________ perfected the processes. Demand of paper _______ ________ growing with the advent of books worldwide.  9. Children are fond to mango. It is a _______ ________ juicy or citrous fruit, available in _______ ________ much varieties. Mangoes grow on a _______ ________ tree over tropical and temperate climate. _______ ________ One of the best place to have good mangoes _______ ________ was Andhra Pradesh, India 10. Ones there was a King who _______ ________ Thought only to himself. _______ ________ He only talked about her own charms _______ ________ and conquests in a court all day. _______ ________ He wants people to believe his tales _______ ________ and talk about his great to everyone.  11. I had to went out despite the _______ ________ Heavy rain outside to got some medicine. _______ ________ Although the symptoms was not as _______ ________ Pronounced as they were at the morning, _______ ________ the doctor had instructs me to _______ ________ be regular with mine dosage.  12.  Commonwealth golds medalist Heena Kumari _______ ________ used to watch her uncle repairs all kinds _______ ________ Of guns in her neighbourhood and development _______ ________ a fancy for it. When she picks up shooting _______ ________ In 2006, her family did not thinks that she could _______ ________ Represent the country or win the medal, but she _______ ________ proven everyone wrong with her skills. _______ ________ 13. It is true that a natural disaster was a natural process _________ _________ and we cannot stop it, but through making certain preparations, _________ _________ we can reduce the magnitude of the loss to life or property. _________ _________ First of all, we would reduce global warming which is the _________ _________ root cause from all the problems. We should _________ _________ also have insurance policies such that we have _________ _________ sufficient money to rebuilt our lives after any such disaster. 13. Electricity is express by the amount of charge _________ _________ flowing through the particular area in unit time. Electricity _________ _________ is a necessity to modern civilization. It have invaded our _________ _________ lives or has become vital to many aspects of our society. _________ _________ It is a medium for the transmission to signals in computers, _________ _________ cell phones etc. In industries, manufacturing rely on electricity _________ _________ for drive virtually all moving parts. Editing Exercises Select the word which should be edited from the following sentences to make them grammatically correct. 1. I have been living in Ireland there for two years. Have been Living There For 2. She did not want to do work today. Did not Want Do Today 3. Harry lent his book to me on yesterday. Lent On To Yesterday 4. Sherry, my friend, who is a writer. My Who Is A 5. I wanted to stay out away of this. Away To Of Out 6. I have wrote this song yesterday. This Have Yesterday None of the above 7. I would like that you deliver this letter for me. That This For Me 8. The office where I work at is very small. The Where At Very 9. She wrote to me this letter. To Me This None of the Above 10. I asked to him if he wants to go out. To If Out None of the Above Other Editing Exercises Q2: Solve the following passage by highlighting the incorrect phrase and mentioning the correct phrase in the next column. Passage Incorrect Correct Paper were first made by the Egyptians _______ ________ From the plant names papyrus. For _______ ________ the long time, papyrus was used extensively _______ ________ as writing material before a Chinese _______ ________ perfected the processes. Demand of paper _______ ________ growing with the advent of books worldwide. _______ ________ Q3: Find the incorrect phrases in this paragraph and put them in the columns: Passage Incorrect Correct Children are fond to mango. It is a _______ ________ juicy or citrous fruit, available in _______ ________ much varieties. Mangoes grow on a _______ ________ tree over tropical and temperate climate. _______ ________ One of the best place to have good mangoes _______ ________ was Andhra Pradesh, India _______ ________ Q4: Locate the incorrect words in the following paragraph and add them to the columns with correct words. Passage Incorrect Correct Ones there was a King who _______ ________ Thought only to himself. _______ ________ He only talked about her own charms _______ ________ and conquests in a court all day. _______ ________ He wants people to believe his tales _______ ________ and talk about his great to everyone. _______ ________ While practicing these editing exercises, don’t forget to check out Omission Exercises! Q5: Solve the incorrect words in the following passage. Passage Incorrect Correct I had to went out despite the _______ ________ Heavy rain outside to got some medicine. _______ ________ Although the symptoms was not as _______ ________ Pronounced as they were at the morning, _______ ________ the doctor had instructs me to _______ ________ be regular with mine dosage. _______ ________ Q6: Find the incorrect words and their corrections and add them to the corresponding columns. Passage Incorrect Correct Commonwealth golds medalist Heena Kumari _______ ________ used to watch her uncle repairs all kinds _______ ________ Of guns in her neighbourhood and development _______ ________ a fancy for it. When she picks up shooting _______ ________ In 2006, her family did not thinks that she could _______ ________ Represent the country or win the medal, but she _______ ________ proven everyone wrong with her skills. _______ ________ Q7: Find the incorrect words in the passage and correct them Passage Incorrect Correct It is true that a natural disaster was a natural process _________ _________ and we cannot stop it, but through making certain preparations, _________ _________ we can reduce the magnitude of the loss to life or property. _________ _________ First of all, we would reduce global warming which is the _________ _________ root cause from all the problems. We should _________ _________ also have insurance policies such that we have _________ _________ sufficient money to rebuilt our lives after any such disaster. _________ _________ Q8: Solve the incorrect words in the following passage. Passage Incorrect Correct Although Martin Luther is considered to being an icon _________ _________ for racial equal, his work exceeds far beyond that. _________ _________ As a pastor, he worked to human betterment, irrespective _________ _________ of colour or creed. He believed in a word of the lord _________ _________ and implemented his virtues like kindness on his daily activities. _________ _________ Q9: Find the wrong words in the passage and correct them. Passage Incorrect Correct Electricity is express by the amount of charge _________ _________ flowing through the particular area in unit time. Electricity _________ _________ is a necessity to modern civilization. It have invaded our _________ _________ lives or has become vital to many aspects of our society. _________ _________ It is a medium for the transmission to signals in computers, _________ _________ cell phones etc. In industries, manufacturing rely on electricity _________ _________ for drive virtually all moving parts. _________ _________ Done with all the editing exercises? Want more questions to practice? Well, in this case, you need to purchase a good grammar practice book which covers this topic comprehensively. Read our blog on English grammar books to know more! Q10: Identify mistakes in the passage and correct them. Passage Incorrect Correct Discipline is a structural and fundamental unit _________ _________ of a success person. It is essential for us at home, _________ _________ for soldiers on the battlefield, for students at school, for _________ _________ players in the playground. A team of experience players _________ _________ can also lose a match because to indiscipline in the team. _________ _________ Every tough battle can be win by a disciplined army. _________ _________ Q11: Locate errors in the passage and rectify them. Passage Incorrect Correct Books help us knew more about our civilization. _________ _________ Through books, we come in contact to great scholars, _________ _________ poets and philosophers. Book never misguide us. _________ _________ They help us in building their character. By reading _________ _________ books, our knowledge is elevated. If us are _________ _________ on a long journey, books gave us good company. _________ _________ Everyone, therefore, should develop the habit to reading books. Answers of Editing Exercises Q1. 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