Error Spotting (Assorted Sentences - Errors of different types)- COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS PATTERN SENTENCES

 

                                           

ERROR SPOTTING --- Assorted Sentences -- on the pattern of Competition Examination Questions.

Here follow sentences containing errors. The part of the sentence containing an error needs to be identified and marked. 

EXERCISE  ONE

1. (A) Unemployment and Inflation  are (B) the two main problems that people(C) of the country is facing today and these need (D) to be controlled immediately by the  government.(E) No Error.

2.(A) We met a group of boys and girls (B) in the market who were collecting (C) funds from people to help (D) the  recent flood victims. (E) No Error.

3.(A) The Principal told (B) the student that he would be allowed (C) to appear in the examination only(D) if he pays his fee immediately. (E) No Error

4. (A) When I reached her house, (B) she was sitting in a chair (C) and take rest (D) after hard work of the day. (E) No Error

5. (A) The government alongwith  public (B) help groups is taking strenuous steps(C) to promote alternate enrgy sources but none section of the (D) society is showing its interest. (E)

6. (A) The present chairman (B) served this institution (C)as its president (D) between 1999 and 2004. (E) No Error.

7. (A)  Hoarding of essential commodities by (B) traders  are the main cause of their (C) rising prices so the government should identify (D) these traders and take strict action against them.(E) No Error.

8. (A) Her brother is (B) the most talented (C) among all the other (D) employees in our office. (E) No Error.

9. (A)  He is the only person (B) who came to our rescue (C) and helped us when our family(D)  was faced financial difficulties.(E) No Error.

10. (A) Having examined all the witnesses, (B) the panel will take about (C) a fortnight to arrive to (D)a final decision of the case.(E) No Error.

ANSWERS:

1. C. are in place of is 2. B. was in place of were 3. D paid in place of pays. 4. C. taking 5. C. No in place of none 6. D. from 7. B is in place of are 8. C. remove other, all the employees. 9. D. was facing 10. C. to arrive at.

EXERCISE  TWO

1. Abraham Lincoln fought against human slavery as he  believed that human soul is born free but why are human beings embodying it fettered everywhere in the world.

(a) Abraham Lincoln fought against human slavery 

(b) as he  believed that human soul is born free

(c)  but why are human beings embodying it

(d)  fettered everywhere in the world.

(e) No Error.

2. It is undoubetdly proved from the results of this year that our college is the most presitigious education institution of all those in the city. 

(a) It is undoubetdly proved 

(b)from the results of this year that ours 

(c) is the most presitigious education 

(d)institution of all those in the city.

(e) No Error

3. As the hostel building is being renovated, the college authorities will not let any student to stay in the hostel this year. 

(a)As the hostel building is being 

(b)renovated, the college authorities 

(c)will not let any student 

(d)to stay in the hostel this year. 

(e) No Error

4. Malaria is spreading fast in the area, the local authorities taking precautionary steps of its prevention have warned the public from its dangerous results. 

(a) Malaria is spreading fast in the area,

 (b) the local authorities taking precautionary  

(c) steps of its prevention have warned the 

(d)public from its dangerous results. 

(e) No Error

5. The parents are in a fix these days as they do not understand how can they arrange good education for their wards. 

(a) The parents are in a fix these days 

(b)as they do not understand

 (c)how can they arrange good 

(d) education for their wards. 

(e) No Error.

6. The ministry paid scantily attention towards upliftment of the poor and marginal farmers who suffered great losses due to heavy rains during last months.

(a)The ministry paid scantily attention 

(b)towards upliftment of the poor and

 (c) marginal farmers who suffered great

 (d) losses due to heavy rains during last months.

(e) No Error

7. Hardly the violent mob started rushing towards the market, when all the  shopkeepers shut their shops and disaappeared from the scene.

(a) Hardly the violent mob started 

(b)rushing towards the market, when all 

 (c) all the shopkeepers shut their shops

(d) and disappeared from the scene.

(e) No Error

8. Last Sunday when I was busy in making purchases in the mall someone has been picked my pocket and I was deprived of my all money.

(a) Last Sunday when I was (b) busy in making my purchases 

(c) in the mall someone has been picked my pocket

(d) and I was deprived of my all money.

(e) No Error

9. One of the well accepted belief among his pupils is that he expects sincerity and dedication towards duty from all of them. 

(a) One of the well accepted 

(b) belief among his pupils

 (c)is that he expects sincerity and dedication 

(d) towards duty from all of them. 

(e) No Error

10. Happinees and mirth prevaded in the gathering there so much that every man and every woman present there were overwhelmed with joy.

(a)Happinees and mirth 

(b)prevaded in the gathering there so much

(c)that every man and every woman present

(d)there were overwhelmed with joy. 

(e) No Error

1. Among all other things, a number of surprises is in the waiting for the members of the team and they all will be over-thrilled when they come to know about them.

(a). Among all other things, a number of surprises

(b). is in the waiting for the members of the team

 (c). and they all will be over-thrilled

 (d)when they come to know about them.

(e).No error

ANSWERS

1.  d.to park

 2. c.educational  

3. d.let....allow.   

4. d. public against its  

 5. c. how they can. 

6. a. scant attention. 

7. a. Hardly had ....started

 8. c. has picked 

9. b, beliefs in place of belief

10. d. was in place of were.

COMPOUND ADJECTIVE - CONCEPT, EXPLANATION WITH EXAMPLES. & EXERCISE --- EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

 

 COMPOUND ADJECTIVE 

A word that describes or qualifies a noun or a pronoun is called an adjective.  Generally it comprises of one word for example: 

This is a stone wall.

In this sentence 'stone' is an adjective qualifying the noun wall.

At times an adjective is formed of two or more than two words  for example:

This is a stone-walled building.

In this sentence 'stone-walled' is an adjective formed of two words stone and walled. It  qualifies the noun building. It is a compound adjective.

 COMPOUND ADJECTIVE --COMBINATIONS

A compound adjective is formed of two words of parts of speech like noun, adjective , adverb or present and past participles.

These are as follows.

NOUN and NOUN

In this way a teacher-student relationship is established.

In this sentence 'teacher-student' is a compound adjective qualifying the noun relationship.

Both 'teacher ' and 'student' are nouns.

NOUN  and ADJECTIVE

He takes sugar-free tea.

In this sentence, 'sugar-free' is a compound adjective qualifying the noun tea. 'Sugar' is a noun and 'free' is an adjective. 

These two words may change their positions, one may precede or follow the other.

ADJECTIVE and NOUN

The guests were accorded a 

red-carpet welcome.

In this case, 'red' is an adjective followed by a noun 'carpet'. 'Red-carpet' is a compound adjective qualifying the noun welcome.

NOUN and PARTICIPLE

They served us ice-cooled water. 

In this sentence 'ice' is a noun and  'cooled' is a past partciple. 'Ice-cooled' is a compound adjective qualifying the noun water. 

ADJECTIVE  and PARTICIPLE

She is proud of her good-looking appearance.

In this sentence 'good-looking' is a compound adjective qualifying the noun appearance. It consists of 'good' an adjective and 'looking' a present participle.

ADVERB and PARTICIPLE

A well-dressed man appeared on the stage.

In this sentence 'well- dressed' is a compound adjective and man is a noun. 'Well' is an adverb and 'dressed' is a past participle.

NUMBER and NOUN

One-time exercise.

It was an one-time exercise and they executed it very well.

NUMBER and PARTICIPLE

One-layered surface.

A one-layered surface of rubber sheet was spread.

NUMBER and ADVERB

Single-handedly accomplished job.

This car is a single-handedly driven.

NOTE: Sometimes both original part of speech or a participle can be used in a sentence. 

An original noun or a noun of participle both can be used. 

For example: 

Night-patrol/patrolling is urgently required  in this area. 

In this sentence both the types of nouns are correct.

Three word Compound Adjective Examples:

Door-to-door convassing, Man-to-man relationship, Nation-to-nation collaboration, well-to-do family, heart-to-heart conversation.

Generally, as a rule, in a compound adjective a hyphen is used between two words.

-- when the compound adjective is used before a noun or a pronoun but it is not used if it is used after the noun. For example

We visited a world - famous fort in the city.

This fort is world famous.

-- Compound adjectives with numbers contain hyphen for example -

Twentieth - century building, Second rate equipments.

But when the number is used at the second place, a hyphen is not used. For example - 

Type four flat, Category general, etc.

-- A compound adjective with superlative used before a noun or pronoun contains a hyphen but one used after these does not contain a hyphen. For example-

Worst-affected, low-priced.

--When an adjective starting with an adverb does not contain a hyphen. For example -

Thickly populated, Highly guarded.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPOUND ADJECTIVE AND SINGLE ADJECTIVE

A compound adjective and a single adjective both give different meanings. For example --

A black, haired animal and  A black-haired animal. 

These two words give two different meanings. 

In first case, "black" and "haired" both words  describe the noun animal.  In the second word, black describes hair and both "black" and "haired describe the noun animal. 

First means the animal is black and haired. The second means the animal is having black hair and is black-haired.  

EXERCISES

ONE

Make the Nouns using Compound Adjectives

1.A train that moves slowly........ 

2. A person with a strong will.......

3. An app that saves time...........

4. A child who looks innocent........

5. A lady with a kind heart..........

6. A man having long hair...........

7. A child having blue eyes.........

8. A food free from fat..........

9. An effect that lasts long........

10. A person with an open mind...........

( ANSWERS)

1. A slow-moving train.

2. A strong-willed person.

3. A time-saving app.

4. An innocent-looking child.

5. A kind hearted lady.

6. A long-haired man.

7. A blue-eyed child.

8. A fat-free food.

9. A long-lasting effect.

10. An open-minded person.

TWO

Identify the part of speech of the words of following Compound Adjectives.

1. An open-heart  

2. A five-star

3. A high-spirited

4. A thought-provoking

5. A far-reaching

6. A middle-aged

7. An English-speaking

8. A last-minute

9. A world- famous

10. An old-fashioned.

(ANSWERS -- 1. Adjective, Noun 2. Number, Noun 3. Adjective, Past- participle, 4. Adjective, Present- participle 5. Adjective, Present-participle 6. Adjective, Past-participle 7. Adjective, Present-participle 8.Adjective, Noun, 9. Noun-Adjective 10. Adjective,Past-participle )

THREE

Choose the appropriate option in the following sentences.

1. (1. Scant/ 2. scantily)-clad children were sitting on the foot-path.

2. System-(1.generated/2.generating) statements do not need signatures on them.

3. Mouth-(1.watering/2.watered ) delicacies were served in the party.

4. A (1.hot/2.heated ) water - bottle is required for the patient.

5. She brought for me hand-(1.picked/2. picking) berries from the field.

FOUR

Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with Compound adjectives formed with following given words.

( Well inform,  Heart break, Tight lip, Absent mind, Water log, Low lie, Hard earn, Red hand, Ever green, High guard )

1. The weapons were stored in a ............building.

2. The young man was .......... after his failure in business.

3. The audience appeared to be ............. about the issue.

4. The whole family was ........ about the incident.

5. The police caught the thief ............

6. The son wasted away his father's .......... money.

7. The gardener planted some ......... plants in the garden.

8. The .........areas of the city were filled with rain water.

9. The old man appears to be ..............

10. They pumped out water from the ........areas.

(ANSWERS 1. highly-guarded, 2. heart-broken, 3. well-informed, 4.tight-lipped, 5. red-handed, 6. hard-earned, 7. ever-green, 8. low-lying, 9. absent-minded, 10. water-logged)

 Identify Compound Adjectives in the following sentences.

FIVE

In the far-flung area of a less-known city, there lived a kind-hearted but strong-willed person. He belonged to a well-educated family. He was running his decades -old well-flourished family business in the city. He commanded a well -deserved respect among highly-dignified business men of the city. He had a long-cherished desire that his thirty-year-old convent-educated son too should join his business. He wanted whole-hearted involvement of his  well-brought up son in his  business. He had saved his hard- earned money to invest in the business for him. He also purchased a three-storeyed fully-furnished house for him.His son was not so business minded. He after his studies wanted to do a white-collar job in some well -reputed, multi-national company. He was fond of living an easy- going life. He wanted to enjoy all comforts of modern- style life. At the same time he had a heart-felt respect for his parents. He did not want to defy orders of his highly-respected father. He offered a well-thought plan to his father. He proposed that he would attend a one-year long task-oriented training-programme with a multinational company. Thereafter he will start with his father his own electronic chips-manufacturing company . His father readily agreed to his well-perceived proposal. Thus blew off the much-feared confrontation between the two.

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PART OF SPEECH OF A WORD IN A SENTENCE --QUESTIONS FROM COMPETETIVE EXAMINATIONS

 HOW TO IDENTIFY A PART OF SPEECH OF A WORD IN A SENTNCE

Words perform different functions in a sentence. A part of speech of a word is identified according to its form, usage and structure in a sentence. Different parts of speech are Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction and interjection.

A  word acquires its part of speech according to its use in the given sentence. The same word acts as different part of speech in different sentences according to its place and use. The same word can be a noun and verb, an adjective and an adverb or a conjunction and a preposition. Following sentences illustrate the point :

He carried a bag on his back.  (Noun)

He entered from the back door. (Adjective)

Please close the door. (Verb)

He is my close friend. (Adjective)

She sat close to her mother. (Adverb)

All were present there. (Pronoun)

All members were present there.(Adjective)

He lost his all in gambling. (Noun)

He feels well now. (Adverb)

His ball fell into the well. (Noun)

He drank well water. (Adjective)

Tears welled up in her eyes. (Verb)

I did not see him since Monday. (Preposition)

I did not see him since he left. (Conjunction)

They reached soon after. (Adverb)

She left after they arrived. (Conjunction)

She left after their arrival.(Preposition)

Although no specific rule can be assigned yet there are certain tips to identify different parts of speech. 

-- An article precedes a noun. i.e. a book, an apple.

-- A noun or pronoun is used as subject or object in a sentence.

--Nouns and Pronouns have their gender forms. 

--Nouns, Pronouns and Verbs have their numbers. 

--An adjective qualifies a noun or a pronoun and an adverb  qualifies a verb, adjective or adverb etc.

--Some words are used as both adjective and adverbs.

--Adjectives and Adverbs have their degree forms. 

-- A conjunction enjoins a sentence with a sentence, a clause  with a clause and a word with a word.

--An interjection expresses feelings of happiness, sorrow or fear etc.

--An interjection, if removed from the sentence, makes no change in the meaning of the sentence. 

--A preposition precedes a noun or a pronoun.

-- A preposition joins any part of speech with any other part

   of speech.

-- A gerund acts as a noun and is used as subject and object.

-- A participle (present and past) is used as an adjective and qualifies a noun or pronoun.

In Competitive examinations there are questions of sentences with words whose part of speech is to be identified out of the given options or otherwise. 

Here follow sentences with their solution for practice. In these cases part of speech of all the words besides that of the word in question has to be identified to find the solution. 

 1.The appreciated value of all the assets has been displayed .

2. I appreciate the decision taken by you.

3. Appreciating his action, she congratulated him.

4. Down went the building like a pack of cards. 

5. He has seen many ups and downs in his life.

6. Down with the traitors.

7. Since when have you been studying in this college? 

8.  Since you are sick, you should not go to office today. 

ANSWERS :1. Adjective 2. Verb 3. Participle 4. Adverb 5. Noun 6. Verb 7. Preposition 8. Conjunction

SENTENCES FROM QUESTION PAPERS OF CERTAIN COMPETETIVE EXAMINATIONS (WITH SOLUTION AND EXPLANATION).

EXERCISE

IDENTIFY PART OF SPEECH OF THE WORD IN BOLD AND MARK IT AGAINST ONE OUT OF THE GIVEN OPTIONS.

ONE

1. You are paying less attention to your studies these days.

1. Adverb

2. Adjective

3. Intensifier

4. Noun 

(Answer - In this sentence you is Pronoun, Subject, paying is verb, attention is noun, object. Less is second degree of adjective Little and qualifies noun, attention. It is an adjective.)

2. Sit down and rest a while.

1. Noun

2. Adjective

3. Adverb

4. Intensifier

 

(Answer -  In this sentence sit is a verb, down is adverb and is conjunction, rest is a verb while represents time and it is a noun. It is preceded by an article a. )

3. All the pilgrims rested for a while under the bunyan tree.

1. Verb

2. Adverb

3. Preposition

4. Place value

(Answer -  In this sentence 'pilgrim' is a noun, 'rested' is a verb and   'tree' is a noun. 'Bunyan' qualifies  noun tree and thus is an adjective. A preposition precedes a noun tree. So 'under' is a preposition.) 

4. When people found that the jewel was in the records of Rahim, they gave it to him.

1. Noun

2. Adverb

3. Pronoun

4. Conjunction

(Answer -  In this sentence people is a noun and is subject, found is a verb, jewel is a noun  and is object. They is a pronoun and subject, gave is a verb and "it" is a pronoun and object.  Nouns and pronouns form Subject and Object ) 

5. The wonderful statue of the leader welcomes all the people to the city.

1. Adjective

2. Noun

3. Object

4. Adverb

(Answer -  In this sentence welcomes  is a verb, people is a noun  and is object. Statue is a noun and is subject. Wonderful is an adjective and it qualifies noun statue )

TWO 

1. She truthfully answered the detective's questions.

1. Noun

2. Verb

3, Adjective

4. Adverb

2. The children were walking through the forest.

1. Adjective

2. Adverb

3. Verb

4. Preposition

3." Bravo ! well done, my boys!" said the captain. 

1. Noun

2. Pronoun

3. Conjunction

4. Interjection

4. Ravi was declared as the winner because he had hit the most number of fours and sixes.

1. Adverb

2. Clause

3. Interjection

4. Conjunction

5. The building is very ancient. 

1. Auxiliary Verb

2. Transitive Verb

3. Intransitive Verb

4. Phrasal Verb

1. My shirt is whiter than his.

1. Noun

2. Adjective

3. Pronoun

4. Adverb

2. Providing good education to their wards is the prime concern of all parents.

1. Verb

2. Adverb

3. Gerund

4. Present Participle

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ARTICLE - EXPLANATION , ITS USE IN A SENTENCE WITH EXAMPLES. & EXERCISE --- EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

                 USE OF AN ARTICLE IN A SENTENCE

                                   Explanation with Examples 

An article though apparently is a small part in a sentence yet it has an important role in providing a sensible meaning of the sentence. It cannot be just dubbed as trivial as it appears to be. So its proper use at an appropriate place in a sentence is very necessary.

An article is an adjective but it is not termed as an adjective. It is categorised under the head determiners. 

An article describes or introduces a noun and  thus it is placed before a noun. Despite its position, an article is not called an adjective. 

POSITION OF AN ARTICLE

--If an adjective precedes a noun, an article is placed before adjective.

 For example -
An   interesting story.

 In this sentence 'story' is a noun and 'interesting' an adjective and 'an' is an article.

--If an adverb precedes an adjective used prior to a noun the article is placed before the adverb. 

For example -

A very interesting story.

Story is a noun, interesting an adjective, very an adverb and an is an article.

-- In case of words like as, so,how, too etc. an article a or an is used between adjective and noun.

For example -

So large a tree, how difficult a sum, so nice a picture, as beautiful a child etc.

-- In case of words like All, both, half or double etc. the article 'the' is used after these words and before noun.

For example --

Both the girls, half the amount, all the boys etc.

But in case of whole or complete 'the' is used before these words.

For example- 

The whole luggage, The complete work etc.

-- In case of exclamatory sentences the article is used before adjective.

For example --

What a beautiful scene!

Such an interesting book!

What a lovely weather!

-- In case of comparative degree of an adjective article 'a' is used before it.

For example-

He is a better singer than a painter.

It is a worse situation than that  we feared.

An article is different from an adjective in the sense that it describes a noun but it does not describe a pronoun whereas an adjective describes both a noun and a pronoun.

There are two articles used --- A, An,  and The.

Articles A and An are used for singular noun which is not specific for example , a book or an apple.

Article The is used to express a specific noun as 'the book'. 'The' describes a particular book. This is clear in the following sentences.

There lived a rabbit in a forest. ........1

The rabbit lived in a burrow near a lion's den in the forest. .......2

In the sentence at Sr. no. 1 'a rabbit'  describes any single rabbit and a forest describes a single unspecified forest. 

But in the sentence 2 'the rabbit' and 'the forest' describe  about a particular rabbit and a particular forest respectively which are refered to in sentence no. 1.

A and An are  in a way shortened form of one and are used for single nouns. One acts as an adjective in a sentence. 

A and an articles are used for countable nouns.

For example :

I have a book.  It means any single book.

I have one book. It means a specified number one of book. 

Article The is used for a specific noun. It is used for singular as well as plural nouns. It is used for countable and uncountable nouns. 

For example :

He drank the water contained in the jug.

I read the book you gave me.

I read the books you gave me.

Application as well as omission of articles in a sentence is equally important. Just as an omission of  an article distorts the meaning of a sentence similarly unnecessary application of an article in a sentence also disturbs its meaning.

A noun used in a general sense does not take any article with it. 

For example : 

Man is mortal.

In this sentence the word man is used in general terms so carries no article. 

But in the following sentence,

I saw a man in the street.

 the word man describes any single unspecific man moving in the street.

The man I saw in the street is a shopkeeper.

In this sentence 'the man' describes about a particular man who is a shopkeeper and was seen by me in the street.

Here follow some sentences for explanation.

EXERCISE

ONE

Find error in the following sentence.

1. It is only after the rains are over, farmers come to know how much loss they have caused to crops.

2. A hand that rocks the cradle rules over the world.

3. It is a big relief when the examinations are over. 

4. He presented her a copy of  latest version of the book.

5. He searched his pocket and found one rupee coin in it.

(ANSWERS)

1. 'The rains' denotes some specific rains whereas it is in a general sense. So 'rains' instead of 'the rains'.

2.  Hand is used here in a specific sense i.e. ' the hand of the mother'. So it should be 'The hand' that rocks the .....

3. ' The examinations' means some specific examinations but here it is used in a general sense. So examinations instead of the examinations.

4. A copy of 'the latest' version of the book.

5. And found ' a one rupee coin' .

TWO

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH ARTICLES A, AN, THE.

There lived two crows on 1......... tree standing on the bank of 2......... pond. In the hollow trunk of 3.......... tree there lived  4...........snake.  5......... snake used to eat eggs of 6........ crows. Both 7........ crows were distressed of it. One day 8 ....... princess with her soldiers came there. They sat on the bank of 9..........pond  to take rest . The princess took off her ornaments and placed them on the ground.  10........ crow hit upon 11...... plan.  It carried away all 12...... ornaments of the princess in its beak and threw them in the hollow trunk of 13........ tree. The soldiers followed 14....... crow and started searching the trunk of the tree. They found 15........ snake there. They killed the snake and took away 16........ ornaments.  The crows thus succeeded in getting rid of 17....... snake. Both 18...... crows started living happily in their nest on 19.....tree.

THREE

1. The teacher advised the students to pay an attention to their studies.

2. We have been visiting this city for last five years but we never went to his place.

3. Whenever he comes to my house he is always in hurry.

4. This candidate appears to be a most likely choice of parties of both the sides.

5. It took them about hour to complete their work and get  ready to accompany us.

FOUR

1. He has been living with his family in same house since his childhood.

2. The more a man gets , more he desires.

3. The poor are always contented whereas rich are never happy.

4. The third and the fourth chapters of this book are very interesting. 

5. Nobody likes a person with bad temper like him.

6. All the members of the club have been instructed to follow an uniform code of conduct.

7. I can never forget kindness with which he treated me.

8. I found that he was in right whereas his brother was in the wrong. 

9. The day before yesterday he left for Europe by the air. 

10. There is need of finding out an early solution of the problem to avoid further complications. 

(ANSWERS)

THREE

 1. to pay attention. 2. the last five years 3. in a hurry. 4. the most likely. 5. about an hour.

FOUR

1. ....the same house 2. ...the more he desires 3. ....the rich are.... 4. ....and  fourth 5. ....with a bad temper... 6. .... a uniform code 7. .....forget the kindness  8. .......he was in the right.

9. .... by air. 10 .....a need of ..... 

TEST EXERCISE

Find error in the following sentence and write answers in Comments box.

1. Suddenly we heard loud noise in the street.

2. He did not go to his office today as he is having headache.

3. Such a alarming situation of unemployment in the country! 

4. He being a humble man will certaily extend a helping hand towards you.

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH ARTICLES A, AN, THE.

Once a saint went into ......... forest. There he saw ......... lion trapped in ...... iron cage. ........lion on seeing ........ saint requested him to free him from ........ cage. The saint taking pity on him decided to free .........lion. He said to .......lion,"I am ready to help you but I am afraid that when you come out you will kill me." The lion replied,"I promise I shall not harm you." Believing upon ......lion the saint opened ....... cage. On coming out of ....... cage, the lion said to ......saint," I have been hungry for ......... last so many days. I shall kill you and eat your flesh." The saint was taken aback. In the meantime ....... fox reached there. Both of them narrated ......... whole incident to her. She, on hearing them, shouted,"I am surprised. How such.... big lion can be trapped in such ....... small cage?" The lion on hearing this jumped and went into ........ cage to prove that he was sitting in that cage. As soon as ....lion went inside the cage, ........ fox closed the door of ........ cage. The saint heaved .......sigh of relief. He thanked.......... fox and went on his way.

 

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