English · Class 9
Editing
Learn Editing with notes, examples, and practice questions.
3 sections15–25 min read6 MCQs · 2 examples
Chapter Overview
Editing (error correction) finds one grammatical or spelling error per line in a short passage. Class 9 CBSE tasks cover tenses, articles, prepositions, subject-verb agreement, and common misspellings.
Error Types
- Tense inconsistency
- Wrong preposition: arrive at/in
- Singular/plural mismatch: one of the boys were
Method
- Read line by line; one correction only
- Write incorrect word and correction
- If no error, some papers say write N/E
Solved Examples
Step-by-step solutions — read each step before checking the final answer.
Tense error
Yesterday he go to market.
- 1Yesterday → past
- 2go → went
Answer
go → went
Article
He is a honest man.
- 1honest vowel sound → an
Answer
a → an
Key Points to Remember
- ✓ Do not rewrite whole passage unless asked
- ✓ Spelling errors: recieve → receive
- ✓ Its (possession) vs it's (it is)
- ✓ Every line — do not skip
Exam Tips
- • Copy line number clearly
- • One word replaced per error
- • Practice past year papers
Practice MCQs — Editing
Test your understanding with topic-wise multiple choice questions. Explanations appear after each answer.
Question 1 of 6Score: 0/0
Editing usually has ___ error per line.