Error Paragraphs/Editing Section
1 st Unit-A Reading: Attitude Is Altitude - Para No: 2 from the List
Practice page · 20.2 2nd Er Pr
“I was deeply depressed when I was eight years old”, he said. (22) “I go to my mum crying and told her I wanted to kill myself." “I felt cold and bitter. (23) I hated God for doing this to me and was terrified of what would happen when my parents are there to look after me.’ ‘I could brush my own teeth with a wall mounted brush and wash my own hair with pump action soap, but there was so much that was impossible for me.’ (24) At age ten Nick tried to float himself in the bath but luckily the attempt was unsuccessful. (25) I felt there was purpose when you lack purpose and strength. It is hard to hold on, he said. (26) But with the help of his religion, friends and family, Nick managed to push through to become an international symbol of triumph over adversity.
Write Your Answers
Write the corrected word or phrase for each numbered error (22–26). Submit your answers to receive marks, then review the explanations.
Correct (22): I went …………….kill my self
Explanation: If you see the earlier sentence, it goes in past form, so the verb (go) should be in past form (went)
Correct (23): I hated God for doing………were not there……after me.
Explanation: Since the sentence is going in a past form, were is suitable here..
Correct (24): At age ten Nick tried to drown/sink himself ………unsuccessful.
Explanation: Here, the suitable word is the opposite of Float that is drown that adds meaning to the sentence.
Correct (25): I felt there was no purpose……………..he said.
Explanation: If the word “no” adds then it gives correct meaning.
Correct (26): But with the help………Nick managed to pull through to become an ……... over adversity
Explanation: Push through is a phrasal verb which means “to make a plan” and pull through which is also a phrasal verb that means “to succeed to deal with difficult situation.