{"id":2251,"date":"2017-06-11T08:42:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T08:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2017-06-11T08:45:38","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T08:45:38","slug":"edit-the-passage-grammar-worksheets-for-classes-9-and-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/edit-the-passage-grammar-worksheets-for-classes-9-and-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Edit the Passage | Grammar Worksheets for Classes 9 and 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following passage is not edited. There is an error in each line. In the space provided write the error and the correction.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw took the title for his play Pygmalion from<\/p>\n<p>the ancient Greek legend for the famous sculptor<\/p>\n<p>naming Pygmalion who could find nothing good in women<\/p>\n<p>and, as a result, he was resolved to remain unmarried.<\/p>\n<p>However, one day he was carving an ivory statue of a woman<\/p>\n<p>that was so beautiful and so perfect for he fell in love<\/p>\n<p>with his own creation. So he prayed for Aphrodite<\/p>\n<p>to bring the statue to life. When he reached home, for his<\/p>\n<p>amazement, he found that his wish had fulfilled and<\/p>\n<p>he proceeded to marry the statue, what he called Galatea.<\/p>\n<h2>Answers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Error \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Correction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shaw took the title for his play Pygmalion from \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">of<\/span><\/p>\n<p>the ancient Greek legend for the famous sculptor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">of<\/span><\/p>\n<p>naming Pygmalion who could find nothing good in women\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">naming<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">named<\/span><\/p>\n<p>and, as a result, he was resolved to remain unmarried.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">was resolved<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">resolved<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, one day he was carving an ivory statue of a woman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">was carving<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">carved<\/span><\/p>\n<p>that was so beautiful and so perfect for he fell in love\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that<\/span><\/p>\n<p>with his own creation. 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