SOF IEO · Spoken and Written Expression

Editing and Omission

Spot grammatical errors and supply missing words in passages.

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  • Q1 · Editing and Omission · EASY

    Read the following sentence and identify the type of error: "The team of players are practising for the final match." What is the error in this sentence?

  • Q2 · Editing and Omission · MEDIUM

    The following passage has one word omitted in each line. Identify the missing word that should come before the word 'of' in the given line: "Ravi went to the market to buy some vegetables. He bought a kilogram tomatoes and two kilograms potatoes." What word is missing before 'of' in the phrase 'kilogram tomatoes'?

  • Q3 · Editing and Omission · MEDIUM

    Identify the error in the following sentence: "Neither the principal nor the teachers was aware of the sudden change in the examination schedule." Which word needs to be corrected?

  • Q4 · Editing and Omission · HARD

    The following sentence has one word that has been incorrectly used: "The committee discussed about the proposal for nearly two hours before reaching a consensus." Which correction makes the sentence grammatically correct?

  • Q5 · Editing and Omission · MEDIUM

    Identify the error in the following sentence: 'She don't like coffee but she enjoys tea very much.'

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