# Omission: Rules and Examples | SwaVid

Omission: 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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# Omission: rules and examples

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Short answer. Here no word is wrong, but one word is missing. Read slowly and find where the sentence stops sounding right. Then tap the word that comes right after the gap.

1 . Pick the word that comes right after the missing word. Meera waited her friend at the gate.

2 . Choose the missing word. The match started ___ ten o'clock.

Find the gap, then tap the word right after it.

Here no word is wrong, but one word is missing. Read slowly and find where the sentence stops sounding right. Then tap the word that comes right after the gap.

Gita is waiting ___ the bus. (for)

Wrong: Arun sitting on the bench. Right: Arun is sitting on the bench. (Read for a gap) Wrong: The cows grazing in the field. Right: The cows are grazing in the field. (Helper verbs)

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.

- Helper verbs . An -ing verb needs am, is, are, was or were before it. A V3 like gone or seen needs has or have. A question with what or where and a plain verb needs do, does or did.
- Articles and prepositions . A singular countable noun needs a, an or the. Many words need a fixed small word: wait for, listen to, afraid of. Words like under and near show place and come before the noun. A clock time needs at.
- Joining words, subjects and owners . Two ideas need a joining word: and, but, so, because. A clause needs its own subject, such as we or I. A noun that someone owns needs his, her or their.
- To, than and as . Some verbs need to before the next verb: want to, hope to. A comparison with a word like bigger needs than. As tall as needs both as words.
- A small word has gone missing . One small word has dropped out of the sentence. It is often a helper verb, a modal, a preposition, a pronoun or a joining word. Read the whole line, then pick the word that fits the gap.
- Gita is waiting ___ the bus. for
- Arun sitting on the bench. → Arun is sitting on the bench. Read for a gap
- The cows grazing in the field. → The cows are grazing in the field. Helper verbs
- Where you live? → Where do you live? Helper verbs
- Amit is honest boy. → Amit is an honest boy. Articles and prepositions

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