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Class 9 English — Editing at sentence level

Find the fault in a whole sentence — a missing word, a needless one, or a word standing in the wrong place — and put it right.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Sort each sentence by whether it needs editing.

    Groups: Correct as it stands · Needs editing

    • They have finish their homework.
    • We discussed about the problem for an hour.
    • He gave me glass of water.
    • He gave me a glass of water.
    • They have finished their homework.
    • We discussed the problem for an hour.

  2. 2.One word is missing from this sentence. Write it. "He has been living here two years."

  3. 3.In careful writing, "only" goes immediately before the words it limits. If the meaning is that she read one page and no more, which version places it correctly? "She read the first page of the letter."

    • a) She read the first page of the only letter.
    • b) Only she read the first page of the letter.
    • c) She read only the first page of the letter.
    • d) She only read the first page of the letter.

  4. 4.One word is missing. Write the whole corrected sentence. "I have been waiting you since morning."

  5. 5.Match each faulty sentence to the name of its fault.

    • He arrived to the station at six.
    • The letter was write by my sister.
    • He explained me the answer.
    • We reached at the airport late.
    • Seeing the crowd, the plan was changed.
    • a missing preposition
    • a dangling opening phrase
    • a wrong verb form
    • a wrong preposition
    • a preposition that is not needed

  6. 6.One word is missing. Which is it? "She is fond music and dancing."

    • a) with
    • b) of
    • c) in
    • d) for

  7. 7.Which word should be taken out? "He returned back from the station an hour ago."

    • a) from
    • b) ago
    • c) returned
    • d) back

  8. 8.Which sentence is correct as it stands?

    • a) He explained me about the whole problem.
    • b) He explained me the whole problem.
    • c) He explain to me the whole problem.
    • d) He explained to me the whole problem.

Answer key — Class 9 English — Editing at sentence level

  1. 1. He gave me a glass of water. → Correct as it stands; He gave me glass of water. → Needs editing; They have finished their homework. → Correct as it stands; They have finish their homework. → Needs editing; We discussed the problem for an hour. → Correct as it stands; We discussed about the problem for an hour. → Needs editing
  2. 2. for
  3. 3. c) She read only the first page of the letter.
  4. 4. I have been waiting for you since morning
  5. 5. He arrived to the station at six. → a wrong preposition; The letter was write by my sister. → a wrong verb form; He explained me the answer. → a missing preposition; We reached at the airport late. → a preposition that is not needed; Seeing the crowd, the plan was changed. → a dangling opening phrase
  6. 6. b) of
  7. 7. d) back
  8. 8. d) He explained to me the whole problem.