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CBSE Class 9 Answered

There is one error in each line of text. Underline the error and write the incorrect word and the correction. Last tuesday, I met Tuesday my better friend, Kiran. a.   He wasn’t kept b.   well for the while. c.   I decide to pay him d.   a visit and check by him. e.   His condition seem to have f.   got well. His appetite g.   was improve. His mood h.   was lightest than before. i.    
Asked by Topperlearning User | 20 May, 2015, 11:45: AM
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Last tuesday, I met

Tuesday

my better friend, Kiran.

a. bestfriend (‘Better’ is the incorrect degree of the adjective.)

He wasn’t kept

b. wasn’t keeping (‘Was’ is a ‘be’ form of the helping verb that is followed by an ‘-ing’ form of the verb.)

well for the while.

c. awhile (‘A’ is the correct article.)

I decide to pay him

d. decidedto pay (The simple past tense verb should be used.)

a visit and check by him.

e. check on him (‘By’ is the incorrect preposition in this context.)

His condition seem to have

f. seemedto (The simple past tense verb should be used.)

got well. His appetite

g. got better (An adjective should be used instead of the adverb because it qualifies the noun ‘condition’.)

was improve. His mood

h. was improved (A past participle should be used.)

was lightest than before.

i. was lighter (Comparative degree of the adjective should be used because it is followed by ‘than’.)

 

Answered by | 20 May, 2015, 01:45: PM
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