Editing: Grade 7

EDITING
Grade 7
Lesson Objectives
 Identify and describe the proof reading and editing marks.
 Use proof reading and editing marks correctly in text.
Video time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PckgZUIGXlQ
How to Solve Editing Exercises?
Solving editing exercises requires basic lingual skills, with an awareness of sentence structuring and articulation. However, there
are a few tips that can really help you out in answering editing questions quickly while checking all the boxes of grammar. Here
are some of them:
 Subject-verb agreement is vital in editing exercises. If the verb and subject do not indicate similarity as singular/plural, there is
an error.
 Focus on sentence punctuation more as it would help you in determining the correct use of proverbs and conjunctions, also
keeping in check the coordinating conjunctions. The apostrophe is one of the most crucial punctuations in editing.
 Make sure that the tenses are in line throughout the passage. In case there is a discrepancy, make sure you edit the singular
difference instead of correcting tenses in every sentence as it has very high chances of being wrong.
 Try reading the passage backwards too. Sometimes, it is hard to predict mistakes when editing while reading from top to bottom.
Reading it in reverse makes the text unpredictable and helps the brain isolate every sentence, bringing out the minor mistakes.
 Errors in articles are frequent in editing exercises and are easy to comprehend. Just remember the vowel and special subject rule.
 Check the noun and pronoun agreement throughout the text. There may be different number errors between the two or the
pronoun used may be completely incorrect.

Do you find any errors? – COMMON
ACTIVITY
 1. I have been in the United States since a year.
 2. I used to having a horse.
 3. I'm used to get up early.
 4. She must has been on holiday.
 5. I wish I am not fat.
 6. When I was in Russia last year, I wish I went to Moscow.
 7. The sun is very strong. I wish I didn't leave my sun cream in the hotel.
 8. I am not used to do the housework.
 9. I hate doing mistakes.
 10. I am knowing all the grammar, but it's difficult to remember.
Answers
 1. I have been in the United States since a year. 'for '.
 2. I used to having a horse. ... have..
 3. I'm used to get up early. .. getting...
 4. She must has been on holiday. ..have been...
 5. I wish I am not fat. ... was
 6. When I was in Russia last year, I wish I went to Moscow. .... had gone
 7. The sun is very strong. I wish I didn't leave my sun cream in the hotel..hadn't
left...
 8. I am not used to do the housework. .... doing...
 9. I hate doing mistakes. ....making...
 10. I am knowing all the grammar, but it's difficult to remember. ... know
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in
the space provided.
Exercise 1 Incorrect Correct

Once there was a king whom (a) ------------ -------------
thought very much for himself. (b) _______
________
He talked of her own charms (c) _______ ________
and about his greatness as the ruler. (d) _______ _________
He wanted a people around him to (e) _______ _________
believe him and talk of his greatness.

Answer
Exercise 1 Incorrect Correct
Once there was a king whom (a) whom who
thought very much for himself. (b) for of
He talked of her own charms (c) her his
and about his greatness as the ruler. (d) the a
He wanted a people around to him to ( e) a the
believe him and talk of his greatness.

Exercise 2
 Robinson used to spent (1) ____________ ____________

hours gazing on merchant ships. (2) ____________ ____________
His father wanted him to being (3) ____________ ____________
a lawyer but he wanted to exploring (4) __________ ____________
the world in one of that sailing ships. (5) _________ ____________
Answers
 spent – spend
 on – at
 being – be
 exploring – explore
 that – those
Tasks
Tasks 1
Can you find and correct the common mistakes speakers make?
1. Spanish people is very friendly.

2. At the end, I was able to finish my homework.
3. I have made a mistake yesterday.
4. English has borrowed quiet a few words from other languages.
Task 2
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided.
 In the last ‘decades, their has been e.g. their …….. there
 a very significance rise in the number of (a) ………… …………
 lower middle and middle class woman (b) ………… …………
 who seek employment for supplement their (c) ………… …………
 household income. While there are little (d) ………… …………
 doubt that women from the
 lower ranks of society has to work (e) ………… …………
 in the fields or on petty jobs to sustain (f) ………… …………
 themself and their families, there were (g) ………… …………
 strong objections to allow women to step out off (h) ………… …………
 the house to earn a living.
Tasks
Task 3
The following passage contains 10 mistakes, such as grammatical errors. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the correct version of this
passage.
At a long time, Mary searched cookbooks, web sites and culinary magazines for the recipe to bake a special cake. Finally, she founded the recipe
in the web site that gived a lot of information on baking. She had entering a cake baking contest. Yet she knew that she would not winned she
had to trial. She shoped for the ingredients at the supermarket. She spent the rest of the evening trying the recipes, hoping to perfect her baking
skills. Without her mothers help, Mary would not have dreamed about entering the contest.
Daily Assessment
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write
the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided.
You will have your hair cut very short in the e.g. will must
first month. After that you might grow it (a)………. ……….
longer but it shall never touch your collar. (b)………. ……….
Your uniform should be neat but clean too. (c)………. ……….
A student is expect to be neat and clean. (d)………. ……….
Reinforcement
 Editing
 http://cbse-notes.blogspot.ae/2012/04/english-grammar-editing-exercise.html
 http://cbse-notes.blogspot.ae/2013/02/cbse-class-910-editing-exercise-2.html

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pronoun used may be completely incorrect.

Exercise 1 Incorrect Correct

 Robinson used to spent (1)

1. Spanish people is very friendly.

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