revision worksheet 4

The following passage is not edited. There is one error in each line. Fill in the blank with the correct word.

A. 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.  

Answer:

(a) dramatist – dramatists

(b) who – whom

(c) the – an

(d) whom – who

(e) for – of

(f) had – has

(g) Englishman – Englishmen

(h) for – of

B. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect words and corrections in your answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. Ensure that the words that form your answers are underlined.

Incorrect Correct

The news on felling of trees e.g. on of

on a large scale comes as the shock (a) ……………….. ………………..

because people all around has become (b) ……………….. ………………..

conscious in preserving ecological balance. (c) ……………….. ………………..

The forest department kept a strict vigil (d) ……………….. ………………..

in the activities of people (e) ……………….. ………………..

which indulge in unlawful felling of trees. (f) ……………….. ………………..

People might be educated regarding (g) ……………….. ………………..

a dangerous consequences of (h) ……………….. ………………..

indiscriminate cutting of trees. ……………….. ………………..

Answers:

Incorrect Correct

(a) the a

(b) has have

(c) in of

(d) kept keeps

(e) in on

(f) which who

(g) might should

(h) a the