This question asked in [CBSE Delhi Set - I, 2017]
The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the example.
Error Correction
A Saint walks the Streets of Kolkata walks walked
It can happen only at India. It 1. ___ ___
is time that us realised our 2. ___ ___
strength. We are greater people. We 3. ___ ___
have so much Religious Leaders. 4. ___ ___
1.(A) on (B) in (C) at (D) near
2.(A) ours (B) they (C) he (D) we
3.(A) great (B) greatest (C) greater (D) greatful
4.(A) more (B) few (C) many (D) all
Answer
| Error | Correction | |
| 1 | at | (B) in |
| 2 | us | (B) we |
| 3 | greater | (B) great |
| 4 | much | (A) many |
Explanation:
- At- “At” is used to point out common nouns such as railway stations, parks etc. and not with proper nouns. India is a proper noun. So, the correct word is “in”.
- Us- “Us” is used when we are talking about things belonging to a group of people and not with verbs. So, the correct word is “we”.
- Greater- “Greater” is the second (comparative) degree of comparison and is used when one thing is compared with another. So, the correct word is “great”.
- Much- “Much” is used when we are talking about the quantity of objects such as rice which cannot be measured individually (it is impossible to count single grains of rice) and not with humans or objects whose quantity can be measured individually. So, the correct word is “many”.
Thus, the correct paragraph is
A Saint walked the Streets of Kolkata
It can happen only in India. It
is time that we realised our
strength. We are great people. We
have so many Religious Leaders.
