Question 1 - Editing - Grammar - English Class 8

Edit the following passage. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction as given in the example against the correct blank number. Also underline the correction:

Incorrect Correct

The minarets of Siddi Bashir’s mosque at Allahabad are unique.

They’re (a) ......................... .............................

20 metre high and each minaret have (b) ......................... ............................

three stories with carved stone (c) ......................... .............................

balconies. The amazing things of (d) ......................... .............................

these minarets which is joined with (e) ......................... .............................

each other with a flat terrace in (f) ......................... .............................

that when the top portion of one minaret is shook, the vibrations (g) .................... ........................

travel to the second minaret and that one too start swaying back and forth. (h) ............................. .................................

Answer:

(1)  

• (a) - At: “At” is used with locations which are common nouns and not with proper nouns . So, the correct word is ‘in’.
• (b) - Have: “Have” is used with plural subjects and not with singular subjects . So, the correct word is ‘has’ .
• (c) - Stories: “Stories” mean narration of fictional or non fictional incidents and are not a part of building or other structures. So, the correct word is ‘storeys’ .
• (d) - Things: “Things” is plural and not singular . So, the correct word is ‘thing’.
• (e) - Is: “Is” is used with singular subject and not plural. So, the correct word is ‘are’.
• (f) - In: “In” is a preposition used to describe the location of an object and is not a verb. So, the correct word is ‘is’.
• (g) - Shook: “Shook” is the second form of the verb but with the participle tense , the third form of the verb is used. So, the correct word is ‘shaken’ .
• (h) - Start: “Start” is not used with personal pronouns like he/she/it . ‘S’ has to be added to the verb in case of personal pronouns. So, the correct word is ‘starts’ .

Thus the correct paragraph is

The minarets of Siddi Bashir’s mosque in Allahabad are unique. They’re 20 metre high and each minaret has three storeys with carved stone balconies. The amazing thing of these minarets which are joined with each other with a flat terrace is that when the top portion of one minaret is shaken , the vibrations travel to the second minaret and that one too starts swaying back and forth.