# Editing: Rules and Examples | SwaVid

Editing: rules, worked examples and a quick check for Class 6 to 12 English grammar, CBSE and ICSE. Free practice on SwaVid.

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# Editing: rules and examples

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Short answer. Each sentence has one wrong word. Read it once for meaning. Then check the verb first, then nouns and pronouns, then small words like a, of and to.

1 . Pick the wrong word in this sentence. My cousin, who live in Pune, is a pilot.

2 . Pick the word that replaces has. The children has finished lunch.

Check the verb first, then nouns, pronouns and small words.

Each sentence has one wrong word. Read it once for meaning. Then check the verb first, then nouns and pronouns, then small words like a, of and to.

Grandpa reads the paper every morning. (correct) Meera ___ to Delhi last month. (went)

Wrong: Priya go to school by bus. Right: Priya goes to school by bus. (One wrong word per sentence) Wrong: Last week we plays kabaddi. Right: Last week we played kabaddi. (Verb traps)

Finds the mistake and names the rule.

Your child's level and 3 topics to fix first.

All the topics in this chapter, one rule at a time.

- Verb traps . Match the verb to its time word; keep a story in one tense. After can, must, did, to, make or let, use the base verb. After was or were, use V3. After when, use the present for the future.
- Find the real subject . Each, every, everyone and one of take a singular verb. Two subjects joined by and are plural. The verb agrees with the head noun. Who takes the verb of its noun. After there, follow the noun that comes next.
- Nouns, pronouns and describing words . After a number above one, the noun is plural. Advice takes no s; scissors is plural; gymnastics and news are singular. Use I, he, we before a verb, me, him, us after a verb or preposition. Say the subject once.
- Small words matter . Some words need a fixed partner: afraid of, fond of, looking forward to plus -ing. Do not add about after discuss or of after despite. Games take no the: plays hockey. Many is for counting.
- Name the problem, then pick the fix . The wrong word is named above the sentence. Ask which rule it breaks: tense, agreement, form, a partner word, or meaning. Pick the word that follows the rule, then read the sentence again.
- Grandpa reads the paper every morning. correct
- Meera ___ to Delhi last month. went
- Priya go to school by bus. → Priya goes to school by bus. One wrong word per sentence
- Last week we plays kabaddi. → Last week we played kabaddi. Verb traps
- You must to rest now. → You must rest now. Verb traps
- The wall was paint last year. → The wall was painted last year. Verb traps

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