Homework Assignment 25 | BBC Compacta Solutions for Class 9 PDF Download

(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) even → even
(b) thousands → thousands
(c) call → called
(d) who → which
(e) carrying → carry
(f) air → the air
(g) to removing → to remove
(h) gasses → gases

2.
Ans: (a) biggest → largest
(b) generated → generating
(c) its → it is
(d) countries → countries
(e) this → that
(f) on → of
(g) through → through
(h) create → creates

3.
Ans: (a) precedes → precedes
(b) among → between
(c) exercising → exercise
(d) exercising → exercise
(e) do five → do five
(f) five yoga asanas → five types of yoga asanas
(g) eat five healthy foods → eat five types of healthy food
(h) so on → and so on

4.
Ans: (a) borne → borne
(b) infecting → infect
(c) → (dash should be a hyphen)
(d) are estimated → is estimated
(e) among → at
(f) with → causing
(g) are → are
(h) children → children

(B) In each sentence below, only one of the four underlined words is incorrect. Identify it and then write the correct word in the given space. B. Grammar (Editing: Error Correction)

1.
Ans: (a) body → bodies
(b) few → some
(c) to eat → to eating
(d) burp → burps

2.
Ans: (a) had → have
(b) running → running
(c) moved → move
(d) change → changed

3.
Ans: (a) depending → depend
(b) like → such as
(c) different → different
(d) tap → tap

4.
Ans: (a) children → children
(b) which → who
(c) doing → do
(d) swallowing → like swallowing

5.
Ans: (a) dearest → dearest
(b) facing → face
(c) prescribe → prescribe
(d) regenerate → regenerating

6.
Ans: (a) assure → ensure
(b) student → student
(c) thinking → think
(d) necessary → necessarily