Error Paragraphs/Editing Section
3 rd Unit, A Reading: Rendezvous with Ray - Para No: 17 from the List
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"In these three films Ray was at his most personal and when some critics saw the films as didactic and verbose, he felt deeply hurt. (22) For, in that last films, Satyajit was directly talking to us, conveying his personal message of society and civilization. (23) If the impulse that motivated his earlier films was aesthetics, in a last three it was self-expression. (24) And there we are denying him his right to speak. (25) With the saying goes, no one is a prophet in one's own country," said Roberge. (26) An agnostic throughout his life, it was possible, Roberge feels, that in the face of the death Ray was searching for an answer.
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Write the corrected word or phrase for each numbered error (22–26). Submit your answers to receive marks, then review the explanations.
Corrected 22: For, in these last films, Satyajit was directly talking to us, conveying his personal message of society and civilization.
Explanation: The demonstrative “these” is correct because it refers to a specific set of films being discussed. “That” is singular and doesn’t fit.
Corrected 23: If the impulse that motivated his earlier films was aesthetics, in the last three it was self-expression.
Explanation: The definite article “the” is required before “last three” to specify the particular set of films.
Corrected 24: And there we were denying him his right to speak.
Explanation: Past tense “were” agrees with the context; “are” would wrongly suggest present time.
Corrected 25: As the saying goes, no one is a prophet in one’s own country," said Roberge.
Explanation: The correct expression is “As the saying goes,” not “With the saying goes.”
Corrected 26: An agnostic throughout his life, it is possible, Roberge feels, that in the face of death Ray was searching for an answer.
Explanation: Present tense “is” fits because Roberge’s comment is being reported as his continuing belief.