Class 9 Editing Exercise
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Identify the error, correct it and write both the error and the correction in the space provided. The first one has been done for you.
| Error | Correction | |
| One night a man dreaming that he was walking along the beach (a) | dreaming | dreamed / dreamt |
| with the Lord. Many scenes from his life flashes across the sky. (b) | ||
| In each scenes he noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there (c) | ||
| were two sets of footprints. At other times there were only one (d) | ||
| set of footprints. This bothered him very much so he (e) | ||
| noticed that during the toughest phases of his life – that is as he (f) | ||
| suffered of anguish, sorrow, or defeat – he could see only (g) | ||
| one set of footprints. |
Answers
a) Error – dreaming / correction – dreamed / dreamt
b) Error – flashes / correction – flashed (use the past tense because we are talking about past events)
c) Error – scenes / correction – scene (Use a singular noun after each and every.)
d) Error – were / correction – was (When the noun following there is singular, the verb should be singular.)
e) Error – so / correction – because
f) Error -as / correction – when
g) Error – of / correction – from
Editing exercise for class 2
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Identify the error, correct it and write both the error and the correction in the space provided. The first one has been done for you.
| Error | Correction | |
| Rejection is a part of life, and it is important that children learns how to (a) | learns | learn |
| deal with setbacks — weather they’re cut from a sports team or left out of (b) | ||
| a clique. Here’s some advise on how to ease the hurt. Rejection is an (c) | ||
| inevitable part of growing up. All children at one time or another feels (d) | ||
| rejected of their peers. The reasons are often silly. A child’s appearance (e) | ||
| (weight, race, a disability), manner (such as a stutter or a typically (f) | ||
| gender behaviour), economical or ethnic background, poor social skills (g) | ||
| or personality can all be the factors leading to them being rejected by their peers. (h) |
Answers
a) Error – learns / correction – learn (The subject is the plural noun children.)
b) Error – weather / correction – whether
c) Error – advise / correction – advice (Advise is a verb; advice is the noun.)
d) Error – feels / correction – feel (The subject is the plural noun children.)
e) Error – of / correction – by
f) Error – typically / correction – typical
g) Error – economical / correction – economic (Economical means not wasting money; economic means financial)
h) Error – them / correction – their