NCERT Solutions Class 10th English Grammar – Editing Exercises With Answers

NCERT Solutions Class 10th English Grammar – Editing

TextbookNCERT/CBSE
Class Class 10th
Subject English 
ChapterEnglish Grammar 
Chapter NameEditing
CategoryClass 10th English Grammar With Answers
Medium English
SourceLast Doubt

NCERT Solutions Class 10th English Grammar – Editing

? English Grammar ?

✍ Editing ✍

?English Grammar With Answers?

Question 1. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheets. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
Theatre first develop in Greece as a part of religious(a)………………………..
observation. The stage was simply a circle of turf on who(b)………………………..
the worshippers danced, around a altar of Dionysus.(c)………………………..
The spot was usually at these foot of a hill so that the spectators(d)………………………..
on the slopes would watch the dance. This started the tradition(e)………………………..
of Greek theatres, semicircles of seats build into a hillside.(f)………………………..

??‍♂️Answer:
(a) observance
(b) which
(c) the
(d) the
(e) –
(f) built

Question 2. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the example.

  ErrorCorrection
A saint walks the streets of Kolkata.e.g.walkswalked
It can happen only at India. It(a)……………………..……………………..
is time that us realised our(b)……………………..……………………..
strength. We are greater people. We(c)……………………..……………………..
have so much religious leaders.(d)……………………..……………………..

??‍♂️Answer:
(a) at – in
(b) us – we
(c) greater – great
(d) much – many

The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and correction against each line. Do not copy the whole passage.

Question 3.

  ErrorCorrection
Spending time in your kids(a)……………………..……………………..
bring immediate as well as long(b)……………………..……………………..
term gain for the parents.(c)……………………..……………………..
According to a research, children of a(d)……………………..……………………..
involved parent were more efficient(e)……………………..……………………..
and get in better with their peers.(f)……………………..……………………..

??‍♂️Answer:
(a) in – with
(b) bring – brings
(c) for – to
(d) a – an
(e) were
(f) in – on

Question 4.

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Surbhi: I wished to know about the tour program your company offers.(a)……………………..……………………..
Also kindly let me knows the(b)……………………..……………………..
amount what I have to pay. Also(c)……………………..……………………..
let me know if there was any discount available? Also, let me(d)……………………..……………………..
know what the mode of payment are. Travel Agent: I will certainly, if(e)……………………..……………………..
I am also allowed to speak.(f)……………………..……………………..

??‍♂️Answer:
(a) wished – wish
(b) knows – know
(c) what – that
(d) was – is
(e) are – is
(f) allow – allowed

Question 5. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheets. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

In 1868 a British scientist name Sir Norman Lockyer was(a)………………………..
studying the sun with a instrument called‘the spectroscope’.(b)………………………..
A mysterious line appeared in the spectrum he was looked at.(c)………………………..
This could only come from a new element, which weren’t(d)………………………..
yet known to exist! The new element was name ‘(e)………………………..
‘helium’, for the Greek word ‘helios’, means ‘sun’.(f)………………………..
??‍♂️Answer:
(a) named
(b) an
(c) looking
(d) wasn’t
(e) named
(f) from
Question 6.

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The Chief Minister in Gujarat(a)……………………..……………………..
met the student of SRCC(b)……………………..……………………..
in 6th February in Delhi.(c)……………………..……………………..
He deliver a lecture on(d)……………………..……………………..
the global roll of Gujarat economy.(e)……………………..……………………..
His lecture is appreciated by all.(f)……………………..……………………..

??‍♂️Answer:
(a) if – of
(b) student – students
(c) in – on
(d) deliver – delivered
(e) roll – role
(f) is – was

Question 7.

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Sachin Tendulkar is a best(a)……………………..……………………..
cricketer in India. He play for(b)……………………..……………………..
more than 10 years for a country:(c)……………………..……………………..
He take retirement from the game(d)……………………..……………………..
this year. He is know for(e)……………………..……………………..
his skill of batting and fielding.(f)……………………..……………………..

??‍♂️Answer:
(a) a – the
(b) play – played
(c) a – the
(d) take – took
(e) know – known
(f) of – in

Question 8.

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Last weak the super thief(a)……………………..……………………..
is caught in Pune by the(b)……………………..……………………..
Pune police. He was arrest(c)……………………..……………………..
from an hotel in the city.(d)……………………..……………………..
According to the police he have more(e)……………………..……………………..
than 500 cases about theft against him.(f)……………………..……………………..

??‍♂️Answer:
(a) weak – week
(b) is – was
(c) arrest – arrested
(d) an – a
(e) have – has
(f) about – of

CBSE/NCERT Solution Class 10th English grammar with Answer