Question 5 - Editing - Grammar - English Class 9

There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the answer sheet as given below:

Incorrect Correct

India is very fortunate that it have many (a) .......................... ..........................

rivers. Their famous rivers are Sutlej, (b) .......................... ..........................

Ganga, Yamuna and Narmada. Some of the river like the Ganga, which (c) .......................... ..........................

originated from the Himalayas, flow (d) .......................... ..........................

throughout the year.

Answers:

• A. Have: “Have” is used with plural subject and not with singular. So, the correct word is ‘has’.
• B. Their: “Their” is used with plural subject and not with singular. So, the correct word is ‘its’.
• C. River: “River” is singular. So, the correct word is ‘rivers’.
• D. Originated: “Originated” is used with past tense and not present. So, the correct word is ‘originate’.

Thus the correct paragraph is

India is very fortunate that it has many rivers. Its famous rivers are Sutlej, Ganga, Yamuna and Narmada. Some of  the rivers like the Ganga, which originate from the Himalayas, flow throughout the year.