Editing in English Grammar
- Error Spotting - Omissions - Missing words - Correcting
A writer writes about what he thinks or observes around himself. First he accumulates all this in his mind and then he puts it down in writing through an appropriate medium i.e. language or words. This all is an spotaneous and continuous process. Further it is written too with a similar pace. In the process of writing sometimes the writer thinks certain words in his mind but skips those while writing and all this goes unnoticed. This is called omission of words which requires correction for a correct and complete final form of writing. This correcting of omitted words also forms a part of Editing in English Grammar. To understand it better here is a sentence.
Editing is generally during proof reading.
By a casual reading one gets the idea what the writer wants to convey in this sentence but reading it carefully it becomes clear that there is something missing in the sentence. The main verb in this sentence is missing. So the correct form of the sentence will be as under.
Editing is generally done during proof reading.
In an examination a short text with one omission in each line is given. A candidate is required to find out and provide the words, a clause or a phrase missing in the given sentence or paragraph. Numbered blanks are provided with each line for writing the corrected word. The missing word is to be written with the words prior to it and after it. In the sentence written above it will be -
generally - done - during
In such cases, generally, omission of following types of words are observed.These are to be kept in mind while attempting these questions.
First of all there are omissions relating to tenses or verb forms which are to be noticed and corrected. Auxiliary verbs or modals are not written or are incomplete.
In many cases there are omissions of prepositions in these sentences. Proper preposition is required to be used in the sentence.
Sometimes articles or determiners are missing in the sentences. These are to be identified and provided in the sentence. Similarly conjunctions too are wanting and are required to provided in the sentences.
In certain cases proper pronouns are not used in the sentences. These are required to be corrected.
In certain cases number of nouns is also not used correctly. These also require to be checked and corrected.
For this purpose a fair good knowledge of vocabulary and grammar is essential. The very first reading of draft or manuscript gives an idea of missing links between different parts of the text. So reading time and again makes the omissions clearer to the reader.
First of all read the complete passage or text to understand the purpose of writing of the writer. This will also give first hand assessment about style and language used.
Try to understand the use of tense in the passage. See that appropriate tense is used in all the sentences. For this subject and verb relation is to be checked and corrected where it is incorrect.
Sometimes modals or main verbs are not used correctly. Either of these two is sometimes missing in sentences.
Here under are some exercises of omissions for practice.
The following sentences have not been edited. There is one error of omission in each sentence. Point out the error, write the missing word with words prior or after omission. Underline the word you have supplied. One is done as an example.
Way information technology
and artificial intelligence are
influencing society, the human teacher
be replaced by mechanical teachers
future. Children learn individually
home sans school, sans human teachers.
" It is difficult to say what impossible
for the dream yesterday is the
hope of today and reality of
tomorrow. " says educationist. If
learning was to only about acquiring
information , robot or tele-teacher
would be the right choice but educate
a person meant only stuff him or her
facts or figures. " Education is
not filling a pail but the lighting
a fire." says W.B. Yeats. One
wonders a machine will be able
to light a fire the young hearts.
Devoid human warmth and
emotions, the electronic educator
ever be able to establish emotional
bond between teacher and students
SOLUTION
The way information technology
and artificial intelligence are influencing
influencing society, the human teacher will
be replaced by mechanical teachers in
future. Children will learn individually
at home sans school, sans human teachers.
" It is difficult to say what is impossible
for the dream of yesterday is the
hope of today and the reality of
tomorrow. " says an educationist. If
learning was to be only about acquiring
information , a robot or tele-teacher
would be the right choice but to educate
a person meant only to stuff him or her
with facts or figures. " Education is
not filling of a pail but the lighting
of a fire." says W.B. Yeats. One
wonders if a machine will be able
to light a fire in the young hearts.
Devoid of human warmth and
emotions, will the electronic educator
ever be able to establish an emotional
bond between a teacher and students.
In such cases, generally, omission of following types of words are observed.These are to be kept in mind while attempting these questions.
First of all there are omissions relating to tenses or verb forms which are to be noticed and corrected. Auxiliary verbs or modals are not written or are incomplete.
In many cases there are omissions of prepositions in these sentences. Proper preposition is required to be used in the sentence.
Sometimes articles or determiners are missing in the sentences. These are to be identified and provided in the sentence. Similarly conjunctions too are wanting and are required to provided in the sentences.
In certain cases proper pronouns are not used in the sentences. These are required to be corrected.
In certain cases number of nouns is also not used correctly. These also require to be checked and corrected.
For this purpose a fair good knowledge of vocabulary and grammar is essential. The very first reading of draft or manuscript gives an idea of missing links between different parts of the text. So reading time and again makes the omissions clearer to the reader.
First of all read the complete passage or text to understand the purpose of writing of the writer. This will also give first hand assessment about style and language used.
Try to understand the use of tense in the passage. See that appropriate tense is used in all the sentences. For this subject and verb relation is to be checked and corrected where it is incorrect.
Sometimes modals or main verbs are not used correctly. Either of these two is sometimes missing in sentences.
Here under are some exercises of omissions for practice.
ONE
The following sentences have not been edited. There is one error of omission in each sentence. Point out the error, write the missing word with words prior or after omission. Underline the word you have supplied. One is done as an example.
1. Both sisters exceedingly
sisters are exceedingly
intelligent but the younger beautiful than the elder .
2. In her room a candle
a candle was
burning dimly the table and
she was sitting alone the
chair looking the wall.
3. Time is precious than
more precious
money. It said that Money
lost can regained but time
once lost can't recalled.
SOLUTION
1. Both sisters exceedingly
1. Both sisters exceedingly
sisters are exceedingly
intelligent but the younger beautiful than the elder .
2. In her room a candle
a candle was
burning dimly the table and
she was sitting alone the
chair looking the wall.
3. Time is precious than
more precious
money. It said that Money
lost can regained but time
once lost can't recalled.
SOLUTION
1. Both sisters exceedingly
sisters are exceedingly
intelligent but the younger is more
beautiful than the elder one.
2. In her room a candle
was
burning dimly on the table and
she was sitting alone in the
chair looking at the wall.
3. Time is more precious than
more precious
money. It is said that Money
lost can be regained but time
once lost can't be recalled.
TWO
The following sentences have not been edited. There is one error of omission in each sentence. Point out the error, write the missing word with words prior or after omission. Underline the word you have supplied. One is done as an example.
intelligent but the younger is more
beautiful than the elder one.
2. In her room a candle
was
burning dimly on the table and
she was sitting alone in the
chair looking at the wall.
3. Time is more precious than
more precious
money. It is said that Money
lost can be regained but time
once lost can't be recalled.
TWO
The following sentences have not been edited. There is one error of omission in each sentence. Point out the error, write the missing word with words prior or after omission. Underline the word you have supplied. One is done as an example.
One day during last week I
my friends was travelling
by a car. After we covered a
little distance when heard a
great noise the road side. We
saw that many people gathered
near big building. They were moving
here and there in confusion. Some
them shouting loudly. We stopped
our car and went that place. We
saw that the building was fire. Many
persons were stranded the building.
A fire fighting engine standing there
and firemen were trying douse the fire
but they were not able to control.
A large number flames coming out
of the building were flying high
sky. People standing there told me
that a rubber factory and the building
caught fire due electric short circuiting.
The firemen with help of local people
were able to draw a large number of
labourers stuck the factory. The
site presenting a very heart rending
scene. We felt very sad see all this.
SOLUTION
One day during the last week I
with my friends was travelling
by a car. After we had covered a
little distance when we heard a
great noise on the road side. We
saw that many people were gathered
near a big building. They were moving
here and there in confusion. Some of
them were shouting loudly. We stopped
our car and went near that place. We
saw that the building was on fire. Many
persons were stranded inside the building.
A fire fighting engine was standing there
and firemen were trying to douse the fire
but they were not able to control it.
A large number of flames coming out
of the building were flying high towards
sky. People standing there told me that
that was a rubber factory and the building
THREE
The following sentences have not been edited. There is one error of omission in each sentence. Point out the error, write the missing word with words prior or after omission. Underline the word you have supplied. One is done as an example.
The food we consume daily
daily is
converted glucose, which
fuels the cells the body. The
excess glucose in the system
stored in the form fat. Insulin,
a hormone made the pancreas,
is a shuttle the glucose in the
system. If the system excess
glucose, insulin production
goes . If one regularly binges
eat then the body ends
requiring more insulin shuttle
the glucose cells. this is
referred pre-diabetes or
insulin resistance. One need
then few healthy dietary
changes lifestyle modifications
help prevent the onset
pre-diabetes or control diabetes.
SOLUTION
with my friends was travelling
by a car. After we had covered a
little distance when we heard a
great noise on the road side. We
saw that many people were gathered
near a big building. They were moving
here and there in confusion. Some of
them were shouting loudly. We stopped
our car and went near that place. We
saw that the building was on fire. Many
persons were stranded inside the building.
A fire fighting engine was standing there
and firemen were trying to douse the fire
but they were not able to control it.
A large number of flames coming out
of the building were flying high towards
sky. People standing there told me that
that was a rubber factory and the building
caught fire due to electric short circuiting.
The firemen with the help of local people
were able to draw out a large number of
labourers stuck inside the factory. The
site was presenting a very heart rending
scene. We felt very sad to see all this.
The firemen with the help of local people
were able to draw out a large number of
labourers stuck inside the factory. The
site was presenting a very heart rending
scene. We felt very sad to see all this.
THREE
The following sentences have not been edited. There is one error of omission in each sentence. Point out the error, write the missing word with words prior or after omission. Underline the word you have supplied. One is done as an example.
The food we consume daily
daily is
converted glucose, which
fuels the cells the body. The
excess glucose in the system
stored in the form fat. Insulin,
a hormone made the pancreas,
is a shuttle the glucose in the
system. If the system excess
glucose, insulin production
goes . If one regularly binges
eat then the body ends
requiring more insulin shuttle
the glucose cells. this is
referred pre-diabetes or
insulin resistance. One need
then few healthy dietary
changes lifestyle modifications
help prevent the onset
pre-diabetes or control diabetes.
SOLUTION
The food we consume daily is
converted into glucose, which
fuels the cells in the body. The
excess glucose in the system is
stored in the form of fat. Insulin,
a hormone made by the pancreas,
is a shuttle for the glucose in the
system. If the system has excess
glucose, the insulin production
goes up. If one regularly binges
eat then the body ends up
requiring more insulin to shuttle
the glucose to cells. this is
referred as pre-diabetes or
insulin resistance. One needs
then a few healthy dietary
changes and lifestyle modifications
that help prevent the onset
of pre-diabetes or control diabetes.
FOUR
The following sentences have not been edited. There is one error of omission in each sentence. Point out the error, write the missing word with words prior or after omission. Underline the word you have supplied. One is done as an example.
Way information technology
and artificial intelligence are
influencing society, the human teacher
be replaced by mechanical teachers
future. Children learn individually
home sans school, sans human teachers.
" It is difficult to say what impossible
for the dream yesterday is the
hope of today and reality of
tomorrow. " says educationist. If
learning was to only about acquiring
information , robot or tele-teacher
would be the right choice but educate
a person meant only stuff him or her
facts or figures. " Education is
not filling a pail but the lighting
a fire." says W.B. Yeats. One
wonders a machine will be able
to light a fire the young hearts.
Devoid human warmth and
emotions, the electronic educator
ever be able to establish emotional
bond between teacher and students
SOLUTION
The way information technology
and artificial intelligence are influencing
influencing society, the human teacher will
be replaced by mechanical teachers in
future. Children will learn individually
at home sans school, sans human teachers.
" It is difficult to say what is impossible
for the dream of yesterday is the
hope of today and the reality of
tomorrow. " says an educationist. If
learning was to be only about acquiring
information , a robot or tele-teacher
would be the right choice but to educate
a person meant only to stuff him or her
with facts or figures. " Education is
not filling of a pail but the lighting
of a fire." says W.B. Yeats. One
wonders if a machine will be able
to light a fire in the young hearts.
Devoid of human warmth and
emotions, will the electronic educator
ever be able to establish an emotional
bond between a teacher and students.
FIVE
In the following sentences there are errors of omission, spellings and grammar. Spot the errors and correct them. Write the incorrect and correct word and underline the correct word.
During the morning prayer, I standing in the first row. But I had lost in my thoughts all the time. My teacher notice this but did not pointed out it to me. As the prayer over, I along other students moved to the class room. I did not felt like studying through out the day. The thought of mine friend occupied my mind all the day. I was thinking that my friend will not be coming to school no more. His name was struck of from the rolls of the school as he did not paid his school fee. The principle had announce this in the school. My friend's father was a employee in an factory. That factory laid of staff and his father had lost his services. As his father could not paid his fee in the school, he extricated from the school. When I reach home in the evening, I narrated the incident my father.My father asked me how my friend is in his studies. I told him that my friend always had top in the class. My father decide to pay all the dues of my friend in the school. He pay me the amount and send me to his house. I felt very happy that my friend had be able continue his studies.
SOLUTION
During the morning prayer, I was standing in the first row. But I was lost in my thoughts all the time. My teacher noticed this but did not point out it to me. As the prayer was over, I along with other students moved to the class room. I did not feel like studying through out the day. The thought of my friend occupied my mind all the day. I was thinking that my friend would not be coming to school anymore.His name was struck off from the rolls of the school as he had not paid his school fee. The principal had announced this in the school. My friend's father was an employee in a factory. That factory laid off staff and his father had lost his service. As his father could not pay his fee in the school, he was extricated from the school. When I reached home in the evening, I narrated the incident to my father. My father asked me how my friend was in his studies. I told him that my friend always had topped in the class. My father decided to pay all the dues of my friend in the school. He paid me the amount and sent me to his house. I felt very happy that my friend would be able to continue his studies .
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