CLASS 10 GRAMMAR EDITING

Q 6. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. [5 MARKS]

		Before	Correction	After
Kashmir valley was considered to heaven		to	be	heaven
on earth. Sadly it come to be known as a	[a]
valley of violence today. With increase in	[b]
terrorist violence other unlawful activities	[c]
tourism in the state greatly suffered.	[d]
People avoid travelling to Kashmir what	[e]
they read in the newspapers scare them away.

Answer:

		Before	Correction	After
Kashmir valley was considered to heaven		to	be	heaven
on earth. Sadly it come to be known as a	[a]	it	has	come
valley of violence today. With increase in	[b]	with	the	increase
terrorist violence other unlawful activities	[c]	violence	and	other
tourism in the state greatly suffered.	[d]	state	has	greatly
People avoid travelling to Kashmir what	[e]	Kashmir	from	what
they read in the newspapers scare them away.