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Worksheet 64

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The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line with a blank against it. write the incorrect word and the correct word in the space provided against each line. The first one has been done for you.


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4. I step out of the hostel (a) step stepped
gate. Our hostel was not much (b)......... .........
than a hundred yard from the (c)........ ........
river. The sand was damp with a (d)....... .......
morning dew. But as I bury (e)....... .......
my feet, I felt the warmth for (f)........ ......
the previous day's sun. There was immense (g) ........ ........
banyan trees and birds stirred
and chirped on their nests. (h) ........... ...........
I felt I am really in a new world. (i)......... ...........​

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

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b) much more

c) yard yards

d) a (no article)

e) bury buried

f) for of

g) was were

h) on in

i) am was

User Samu
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(a) step - stepped

(b) much - more

(c) yard - yards

(d) damp - damped

(e) bury - buried

(f) for - of

(g) was - were

(h) on - in

(i) i am - as if I was

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