Editing And Omission Class 9 Page 1

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PRACTICE EXERCISE OF EDITING

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the correction that you have made.

1. Incorrect Correct

In the absence of rain, all the river (a) _________ _________

get dry. Crops failed in the absence of (b) _________ _________

water. Their is a food shortage and we (c) _________ _________

have to go with other countries with a (d) _________ _________

begging bowl. Who don’t know the (e) _________ _________

advantages of a tree? In the absence of (f) _________ _________

forests, we get not fruits, nuts, fibres (g) _________ _________

and herbs at medicinal use. (h) _________ _________

2. Incorrect Correct

Folk tales offer lots of advice.

Much of them deliver the message (a) ________ _________

quite clear. There is a story about (b) ________ _________

Birbal not being allowed to attending (c) ________ _________

the king’s free lunch. The reasons was (d) ________ _________

which he was not dressed properly. (e) ________ _________

This happened in spite of the high (f) ________ _________

intellectual abilities.

The advice thus conveyed was: (g) ________ _________

“Don’t judge the book by its cover.” (h) ________ _________

3. Incorrect Correct

Penguins spent no more time on (a) ________ _________

land then is necessary for (b) ________ _________

sleeping and to rearing their (c) ________ _________

young. There food consists of (d) ________ _________

a small creatures of the sea (e) ________ _________

when they catch by driving (f) ________ _________

often into great depths. They (g) ________ _________

don’t use their foot as paddles. (h) ________ _________

4. Incorrect Correct

The collecting, writing, editing and (a) ________ _________

presenting in news articles in

newspapers, magazines,

radio and television broadcasts is broadly (b) ________ _________

speaking

what journalism is all about. Originally,

journalism means (c) ________ _________

reportage of current event of printed form, (d) ________ _________

specially

newspaper, but later, it came to include (e) ________ _________

electronic media as well.

Changes in journalism have being fuelled (f) ________ _________

by technological advances.

Almost each new application in (g) ________ _________

communication have affected the way (h) ________ _________

people get their news. Yet,

the newspaper still remains a very

powerful tool of influence and persuasion.

5. Incorrect Correct

One of the key figures in the tourist

industry is a waiter. His job is not (a) ________ _________

merely to wait on tables and (b) ________ _________

serve food and beverages to customers.

The service provided by the hotel (c) ________ _________

industry are rather complex; hence a waiter

has to be train to acquire knowledge and (d) ________ _________

skill of the industry. He has to be (e) ________ _________

courteous and cheerful, and have

an ability of smile. A waiter must (f) ________ _________

appears smart and well-groomed. (g) ________ _________

He must be able to speak clearly with

a modulated tone; he may have (h) ________ _________

an understanding of human relations.

6. Incorrect Correct

In one of the biggest

seizures of wildlife good, (a) ________ _________

customs officials in IGI airport (b) ________ _________

arrested the resident of Srinagar (c) ________ _________

on Tuesday for carried 25 (d) ________ _________

shahtoosh shawl, 89 pashmina (e) ________ _________

shawls or 55 stoles. The total (f) ________ _________

value of the seized goods have (g) ________ _________

been fix at rs.1,68,54,176 (h) ________ _________

according to experts.

7. Incorrect Correct

For the first time in Australia,

robots will be used for served (a) ________ _________

meals to patients on posh new (b) ________ _________

plates at one of Sydney’s hospital. (c) ________ _________

Accordingly to media reports, its (d) ________ _________

officials has changed its menu (e) ________ _________

served to the patients since nutritious (f) ________ _________

is crucial to good health, or shall (g) ________ _________

also have robots delivered meals (h) ________ _________

to patients by the end of next year.

8. Incorrect Correct

Electricity is supplied to a house

through cables. In cities, a (a) ________ _________

cables are usually lay underground, (b) ________ _________

but in towns or villages they (c) ________ _________

may be carried in poles. (d) ________ _________

Inside the house, these (e) ________ _________

cable is connecting to a main (f) ________ _________

Switch. In a emergency, the (g) ________ _________

power can be turned of. (h) ________ _________

9. Incorrect Correct

Parents and teachers overwhelmingly (a) ________ _________

want to bringing back the cane (b) ________ _________

in schools at Britain complaining (c) ________ _________

that the classrooms has turned (d) ________ _________

unrule. The vast majority of (e) ________ _________

their are also pinning for (f) ________ _________

back-to-basics discipline measure including (g) ________ _________

detention, expulsion and forcing bad behaved (h) ________ _________

children to writing lines.

10. Incorrect Correct

Mr Jones woke one morning, before the

sun has risen. It was a beautiful (a) ________ _________

day, so he goes to the window and (b) ________ _________

looked out. He was surprise to see (c) ________ _________

a neatly dress, middle-aged professor (d) ________ _________

coming from a direction of the town. (e) ________ _________

He had grey hair but thick glasses, (f) ________ _________

and was carry an umbrella, a (g) ________ _________

newspaper and the bag. (h) ________ _________

11. Incorrect Correct

Even through India has emerged (a) ________ _________

as a knowledge hub or a prime (b) ________ _________

destination towards research and development, (c) ________ _________

it is baffling that the same colleges and

universities that produce many of the best brains (d) ________ _________

hardly find any place in international academic ranking.

12. Incorrect Correct

The wait have ended, and a new legend has (a) ________ _________

been born.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his intrepid

warriors now stand atop the pedestal (b) ________ _________

hitherto occupy only by Kapil’s Devils, (c) ________ _________

and India has became only the third country (d) ________ _________

after Australia and the West Indies to win the

World Cup more than once.

13. Incorrect Correct

The minister has earlier set up (a) ________ _________

a committee to study and recommended (b) ________ _________

technologies that can cut off river pollution (c) ________ _________

from crematorium and its report need to be (d) ________ _________

studied in detail.

14. Incorrect Correct

It can surprise many people that (a) ________ _________

the thing like worry can be a killer. (b) ________ _________

That has been proved by all medical researches (c) ________ _________

that worry is a major cause for heart ailments, (d) ________ _________

blood pressure and many other diseases.

15. Incorrect Correct

The aim of the terrorists are to (a) ________ _________

creating fear, anxiety, panic and (b) ________ _________

disturbance in the minds

for the common people. They believe (c) ________ _________

in destruction, death as create (d) ________ _________

lawlessness. The innocent citizens

become the victims of terror.

16. Incorrect Correct

Men and his activities have affected (a) ________ _________

nature on a very significant manner. (b) ________ _________

Melting ice or warning waters have raised (c) ________ _________

average sea level worldwide by more than

an inch from 1995. (d) ________ _________

17. Incorrect Correct

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi went to England to (a) ________ _________

higher studies at the age if 19.

His mother was apprehensive (b) ________ _________

about young men go astray in western (c) ________ _________

society. But her fears were allayed that (d) ________ _________

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi swore not for (e) ________ _________

touch meat, wine and women. He faces a (f) ________ _________

lot of difficulties due to their vegetarianism (g) ________ _________

but fulfil his vow. (h) ________ _________

18. Incorrect Correct

In the evening, as I am e.g. am was

returning by the office, I (a) ________ _________

saw a disorderly rows to (b) ________ _________

vehicles. An accident had took (c) ________ _________

place killing two boys and injure (d) ________ _________

other three. The boys are (e) ________ _________

driving in high speed. (f) ________ _________

19. Incorrect Correct

An one-eyed man was travelling e.g. An A

through a bus one day. He was (a) ________ _________

carrying a huge bag on him (b) ________ _________

shoulder. Anyone sitting next to him (c) ________ _________

said, “Why didn’t you keep your bag (d) ________ _________

beneath the seat?” The man smiled (e) ________ _________

and said, “It is too big to be kept their”. (f) ________ _________

20. Incorrect Correct

Kashmir is right called the e.g. right rightly

“Paradise in Earth”, Its beauty (a) ________ _________

is to be see to be believed. (b) ________ _________

The rivers, hill, mountains and (c) ________ _________

gardens are the tourist attract. (d) ________ _________

The snow-clad mountains is (e) ________ _________

a treat for the eyes. (f) ________ _________

21. Incorrect Correct

The more important advantage e.g. more most of

a nuclear family are that (a) ________ _________

people get his privacy. (b) ________ _________

In a joint family, there are (c) ________ _________

restrictions which todays (d) ________ _________

generation do not like. (e) ________ _________

They disregard the disadvantages (f) ________ _________

of a joint family.

22. Incorrect Correct

To be successful at life, e.g. at in

one would be hard-working (a) ________ _________

and has sound value system. (b) ________ _________

If he turned rich, he (c) ________ _________

should remained balanced, (d) ________ _________

and not loose his head. (e) ________ _________

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ANSWER-SHEET

1. Incorrect Correct

(a) river rivers

(b) failed fail

(d) with to

(e) don’t doesn’t

(f) a the

(g) not no

(h) at for

2. Incorrect Correct

(a) much many

(b) clear clearly

(d) reasons reason

(e) which that

(f) the his

(g) was is

(h) the a

3. Incorrect Correct

(a) spent spend

(b) then than

(d) There Their

(e ) a the

(f) when which

(g) into to

(h) foot feet

4. Incorrect Correct

(a) of in

(b) is are

(d) of in

(e) come came

(f) being/have been/are

(g) each every

(h) have has

5. Incorrect Correct

(a) a the

(b) on at

(d) train trained

(e) skill skills

(f) of to

(g) appears appear

(h) may must

6. Incorrect Correct

(a) good goods

(b) in at

(d) carried carrying

(e) shawl shawls

(f) or and

(g) have has

(h) fix fixed

7. Incorrect Correct

(a) served serving

(b) on in

(d) Accordingly According

(e) has have

(f)nutritious nutrition

(g) or and

(h) delivered deliver

8. Incorrect Correct

(a) a the

(b) lay laid

(d) in on

(e) these this

(f) connecting connected

(g) a an

(h) of off

9. Incorrect Correct

(a) bringing bring

(b) at in

(d) unrule unruly

(e) their them

(f) measure measures

(g) bad badly

(h) writing write

10. Incorrect Correct

(a) has had

(b) goes went

(d) dress dressed

(e) a the

(f) but and

(g) carry carrying

(h) the a

11. Incorrect Correct

(a) through though

(b) or and

(d) many some

12. Incorrect Correct

(a) have has

(b) the a

(d) became become

13. Incorrect Correct

(a) has had

(b) recommended recommend

(d) need needs

14. Incorrect Correct

(a) can may

(b) the a

(d) for of

15. Incorrect Correct

(a) are is

(b) creating create

(d) as and

16. Incorrect Correct

(a) his their

(b) on in

d) from since

17. Incorrect Correct

(a) to for

(b) if of

(d) that because

(e) for to

(f) faces faced

(g) their his

(h) fulfill fulfilled

18. Incorrect Correct

(a) by from

(b) to of

(d) injure injuring

(e) are were

(f) in at

19. Incorrect Correct

(a) through by

(b) him his

(d) didn’t don’t

(e) beneath under

(f) their there

20. Incorrect Correct

(a) in on

(b) see seen

(d) attract attraction

(e) is are

(f) for to

21. Incorrect Correct

(a) are is

(b) his their

(d) todays today’s

(e) do does

(f) disadvantages advantages

22. Incorrect Correct

(a) would should

(b) has have

(d) remained remain

(e) loose lose

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