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.
The next morning she was taking ill. (taking) –
(i) It was a mild fever and a doctor told us (a) –
(i) that it would gone. (gone) –
(iii) But my grandmother thinks differently. (thinks) –
(iv) She told us that her and was near. (and) –
(v) She said that since only a few hour (hour) –
(vi) before the close of the last chapter of his life. (his) –
(vii) she had omitted to pray, she is not (is) –
(viii) going to waste any more time talk to us. (talk) –
(ix) We protested. But she ignored my protests. (my) –
(x) She lay peaceful in bed praying and telling her beads.–
