BBC Compacta Class 9 Solutions - Classroom Assignment- 31

(A) The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word you have supplied. 

1.
Ans: (a) little → few
Correction: During the past few years

(b) has → have
Correction: house sparrows have started to

(c) (No correction provided as the line is correct.)

(d) using → use
Correction: due to extensive use of pesticides

(e) a number → the number
Correction: and decline in the number of thatched houses

(f) what → which
Correction: which provided scope for nests.

2.
Ans: a. much → more
Correction: Sleep more to stay in shape.

b. that → (no correction, sentence could be restructured for clarity but no specific incorrect word here)

c. or → and
Correction: between sleep duration and overweight risk

d. (No correction needed as the line is correct.)

e. finds → find
Correction: Researchers find that children who

f. least → less
Correction: do not sleep enough – less than 9 hours

g. like → likely
Correction: were more likely to be overweight,

h. its → their
Correction: regardless of their gender, race, socio-economic status, or quality of home environment.

3.
Ans: (a) an → a
Correction: Esther Bryan of Canada designed a

(b) weave → woven
Correction: unique quilt, woven together with

(c) represent → represents
Correction: symbolism, stories and threads represents

(d) (No correction needed as the line is correct.)

(e) are → is
Correction: colourful work of art is 36 meters

(f) on → of
Correction: It consists of 263 "blocks",

(g) something → something from
Correction: representing something from every nation in the world.

(h) has be → has been
Correction: They has been named the "Quilt of Belongings".

4.
Ans: (a) America → American
Correction: American Kevin Shelley set

(b) break → breaking
Correction: a new record by breaking 46

(c) (No correction needed as the line is correct.)

(d) on → in
Correction: head in one minute.

(e) were → was
Correction: The amazing feat was performed

(f) (No correction needed as the line is correct.)

(g) into → in
Correction: Records TV show in Cologne,

(h) in → on
Correction: Germany on September 1, 2007.

B. The following passages contain some errors which have been underlined. Edit them by choosing from the appropriate options.
5.
(a) 
Ans: (iv) about
I don't know what to do about my friend...

(b)
Ans: (iv) who
...my friend who is always...

(c)
Ans: (ii) worrying
...who is always worrying about her health.

(d)
Ans: (iii) find
You will either find her with a doctor...

(e)
Ans: (iv) Every
Every time I advise her not to...

(f)
Ans: (iv) falls
...my advice falls flat on her.

(g)
Ans: (ii) that
I'm afraid that worrying this much...

(h)
Ans: (i) will
...will make her a nervous wreck.

6. 
(a)
Ans: (ii) have applied
I wish to have applied for the post of...

(b)
Ans: (i) an
...an Assistant Manager in your hotel...

(c)
Ans:: (iii) which
...which was advertised in the Indian Express last week.

(d)
Ans: (ii) got
I got my BA degree in the year 1990 from Delhi University.

(e)
Ans: (ii) have specialised
I have specialised in International Tourism.

(f)
Ans: (iii) many
I have attended many conferences...

(g)
Ans:  (iii) during
...during my course.

(h)
Ans: (i) as well as
My mother tongue is Hindi as well as I also know English and Urdu.

7.
(a)
Ans: (ii) although
The classical Venetian boat is the gondola, although it is now mostly...

(b)
Ans:  (iii) used
...used for tourists...

(c)
Ans: (i) other
...or at weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies.

(d)
Ans: (iv) travel
Most Venetians now travel by motorised Waterbuses...

(e)
Ans: (ii) regularly
...which ply regularly on fixed routes...

(f)
Ans: (iii) on
...on the major canals and between the...

(g)
Ans: (iv) cities'
...the cities' islands.

(h)
Ans: (iii) many
The city also has many private boats.