Saturday, September 15, 2012

Using Language Elements 4

Here is a passage written by Byju, a student of Standard X. There are some
errors in it. They are given in bold letters. Edit the following passage
.
When his father die (a) in 2000, Rahim is (b) just fifteen years old. Then
his family left Dubai and settled in Kerala. He studied for his higher
secondary in one of the schools in his home town. He later take (c) a
master's degree in English language and literature and became a college
lecturer. He wanted to go back to Dubai where he spend (d) his boyhood
days. He believes that if he did not come (e) back to Kerala he would
have been a great business man. His close friend Abhiram used to tell
him, 'If I were you I will (f) be contented to be a college lecturer'.

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