Omission and Editing | Class 6 grammar worksheets

You have to remove a word or phrase to make the following sentences grammatically correct. From the given options choose the word/phrase that should be omitted.

1. Where are the others photos?

a) the
b) others

2. I would prefer a completely different other colour.

a) prefer
b) different
c) other

3. I tiptoed into the class so as that not to disturb the others.

a) so
b) as
c) that

4. Maya, who is my neighbour, she is a dancer.

a) who
b) is
c) she

5. I was working the all day long.

a) the
b) all
c) long

6. We reached to the station before the train left.

a) to
b) the
c) left

7. I enjoy listening to that kind of a music.

a) that
b) kind
c) a

8. They cancelled the match because of it rained.

a) because
b) of
c) it

9. I knew about that he had problems.

a) about
b) that

10. I was surprised at that she was so strong.

a) at
b) that
c) so

Answers

1. Remove ‘others’ (The sentence should read: Where are the photos?)

2. Remove ‘other’ (The sentence should read: I would prefer a completely different colour.)

3. Remove ‘that’ (The sentence should read: I tiptoed into the class so as not to disturb the others.)

4. Remove ‘she’ (The sentence should read: Maya, who is my neighbour, is a dancer. You can learn more about relative pronouns and conjunctions here.)

5. Remove ‘the’ (The sentence should read: I was working all day long.)

6. Remove ‘to’ (The sentence should read: We reached the station before the train left.)

7. Remove ‘a’ (The sentence should read: I enjoy listening to that kind of music. The noun ‘music’ is uncountable and hence we cannot use the  article ‘a’ with it.)

8. Remove ‘it. (They cancelled the match because it rained. / They cancelled the match because of the rain. You can learn about because and because of here.)

9. Remove ‘about’. (I knew that he had problems. / I knew about his problems.)

10. Remove ‘at’ (I was surprised that she was so strong.)