In the following passages each line has an error. Edit the passage by identifying the wrong word/an inappropriate expression, strike it off; then write the correct word in your answer-book as shown in the first example of each of the passages.
When I reached the station, I did not stopped at the (stopped) –
(i) ticket office but dash straight to the platform. (dash) –
(ii) The Lucknow Express was just move out. (move) –
(iii) The train had still to picked up speed (picked) –
(iv) and I should have able to jump into one (have) –
(v) of the carriage, but I hesitated (carriage) –
(vi) for some reason I can’t explain – and I lose (lose) –
(vii) the chance to get away. When the train goes (goes) –
(viii) I found yourself standing alone on the (yourself) –
(ix) desert platform. (desert) –
(x) I had not idea where to spend the night. (not) –
