English Grammar - Editing Exercise-1

Editing 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 in	c)………………
the English speaking world whom has not heard	d)………………
for his name. The actor and playwright	e)……………
born more than 400 years ago had	f)………………
become not only for Englishman but for	g)……………
the whole world chief symbol for	h)………………
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 boy	a)……………
name Charles Chaplin was often seen	b)……………
waiting outside the back entrance	c)………………
of London theatres. He looks thin and	d)………………
hungry but his blue eyes was determined.	e)……………
He could sing or dance. His parents	f)………………
were music hall performers but	g)……………
he has been born into the life of	h)………………
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 venture	b)……………
in space. He did not know for certain	c)………………
beforehand that he is to be chosen.	d)………………
The Russian had three possible candidates	e)……………
ready but although Gagarin was first	f)………………
in the list, the choice was not definitely	g)……………
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’t	c)………………
study; they are not interested. Some blames	d)………………
exposure to the media, others feel that the
present generation are not serious enough.	e)………………
The CBSE expresses this concern of	f)……………
reviewing the syllabus for time to time. The	g)………………
idea is to build a complete personality of  an individual	h)……………

Answers:
a) educationist – educationists
b) concern – concerned
c) doesn’t – don’t
d) blames – blame
e) are – is
f) of – by
g) for – from
h) 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 make	c)………………
his child feels special by following some simple	d)………………
rituals. Bedtime stories, the game of cards or	e)
simply talking and laugh together before going to	f)………………
bed - some give children a wonderful sense
of well-being. they hardly ever forgot these moments	g)…………
and cherish them throughout these lives.	h)……………

Answers:
a)  of - with
b) happier - happy
c) around - in
d) feels - feel
e) the - a
f) laugh - laughing
g) forgot - forget
h) 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. 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.	i)……………

Answers:
a) Very – more
b) Lose-lost
c) Was-is
d) Waits-wait
e) Opportunities-opportunity
f) Doesn’t-don’t
g) Has-have
h) On-in
i) Using-use