Sentence Correction Worksheet For Class 8

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided.

IncorrectCorrect
One of the most tragic, volcanic eruption of the last two
thousand years occurred in August 24, 79 A.D. On this day,
Mount Vesuvius (located near Naples, Italy) erupted, buried
the near cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in a tremendous
flow of cinder, ashes, and mud. An even large volcanic
catastrophe occurring in the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra
on August, 26–28, 1883 where Mount Krakatau erupted.
More than 36,000 people dead in the disaster.
Solutions
IncorrectCorrect
One of the most tragic, volcanic eruption of the last twoeruptioneruptions
thousand years occurred in August 24, 79 A.D. On this day,inon
Mount Vesuvius (located near Naples, Italy) erupted, buriedburiedburying
the near cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in a tremendousnearnearby
flow of cinder, ashes, and mud. An even large volcaniclargelarger
catastrophe occurring in the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatraoccurringoccurred
on August, 26–28, 1883 where Mount Krakatau erupted.wherewhen
More than 36,000 people dead in the disaster.deaddied

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