Grammar-Editing - CBSE Test Papers

CBSE Test Paper 01
Editing

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.

		Error	Correction
Anne is in need of the true friend with	e.g.	the	a
who she can share her joys and	(a)	...........	............
sorrows. She has loving parents and about
thirty people whom she can call friend.	(b)	............	.............
When she is with his friends she	(c)	.............	.............
could talk about matters of everyday	(d)	............	..............
but cannot share her feelings.

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in the example. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied

		Incorrect	Correct
Tourism is one in the biggest businesses	e.g.	in	of
in the world generating on least	(a)	________	________
288 million jobs. It is vital for an	(b)	________	________
economies of much countries. But	(c)	________	________
it is a major contributor on climate change.	(d)	________	________

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Error	Correction
Tenali Ram was a naughty boy which lived	(a)	..........	...............
in the village of Tenali. Her mother	(b)	..........	................
did not know what to do of him	(c)	...........	...............
since he refused to study or did any work.	(d)	............	................

CBSE Test Paper 01
Editing

Solution

Error Correction

(a) who whom

(b) friend friends

(c) his her

(d) could can
Error Correction

(a) on at

(b) an the

(c) much many

(d) on in
Error Correction

(a) which who

(b) Her His

(c) of with

(d) did do

	Error	Correction
(a)	who	whom
(b)	friend	friends
(c)	his	her
(d)	could	can