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 needs to be omitted.
1. Despite of having a bad teacher she passed her exam.
a) of
b) despite
c) a
2. I have met Julie yesterday at the club.
a) have
b) at
c) the
3. Though she is fat but she can run fast.
a) though
b) but
c) can
d) Either ‘though’ or ‘but’
4. His father has died in an accident two years ago.
a) has
b) ago
c) in
5. Cold as though it was we went out.
a) as
b) though
c) was
d) Either ‘as’ or ‘though’
6. I haven’t got as much money so as I thought.
a) as
b) got
c) so
7. We have got food for as many people as they want it.
a) as
b) they
c) it
8. I gave him as much as he could eat it.
a) as
b) could
c) it
9. This is my friend Jaya, who she works at a bank.
a) my
b) who
c) she
10. Strange though it may seem so, I don’t like watching cricket.
a) though
b) so
c) watching
Answers
1. Remove ‘of’ (The sentence should read: Despite having a bad teacher she passed her exam. Use ‘despite’ or ‘in spite of’.)
2. Remove ‘have’; (The sentence should read: I met Julie yesterday at the club. We cannot use the present perfect tense with definite past time expressions.)
3. Remove either ‘though’ or ‘but’ (The sentence should read: Though she is fat she can run fast. / She is fat but she can run fast. We use just one conjunction to connect two clauses.)
4. Remove ‘has’ (The sentence should read: His father died in an accident two years ago.)
5. Remove either ‘as’ or ‘though’ (The sentence should read: Cold as / though it was we went out. You can learn about as and though here.)
6. Remove ‘so’ (The sentence should read: I haven’t got as much money as I thought.)
7. Remove ‘they’ (We have got food for as many people as want it.)
8. Remove ‘it’ (The sentence should read: I gave him as much as he could eat.)
9. Remove ‘she’ (The sentence should read: This is my friend Jaya, who works at a bank.)
10. Remove ‘so’ (The sentence should read: Strange though it may seem, I don’t like watching cricket.)
