The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number as given in the example. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

(a) It has often condemned as a corrupting

Incorrect: has

Correct: is

‘Has’ is the incorrect form of the verb to be used in the sentence. ‘Is’ is used because the singular form of the verb is needed here.

(b) Influence for Indian culture and values

Incorrect: for

Correct: on

‘For’ is the incorrect form of the preposition to be used in the sentence. Instead ‘on’ is used. This is because this is the correct form of the preposition to be used in this sentence.

(c) It is dubbed like the idiot box but there

Incorrect: like

Correct: as

‘As’ should be used instead of ‘like’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. This is because the sentence is stating a comparison and not an example.

(d) Is no denying the fact which Indian TV

Incorrect: which

Correct: that

‘Which’ is the incorrect form of the relative pronoun to be used in the sentence; instead ‘that’ should be used to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct

(e) Has done a great service for the nation

Incorrect: for

Correct: to

‘For’ is the incorrect form of the preposition to be used in the sentence. Instead ‘to’ should be used to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. This is because Indian TV has done a service to the nation.

(f) Ever from its advent, and in particular

Incorrect: from

Correct: since

‘From’ is the incorrect form of the preposition to be used in the sentence. Instead ‘since’ should be used to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. This is because ‘since’ is used to indicate the period of time.

(g) After its arrival of satellite TV. In fact,

Incorrect: its

Correct: the

‘Its’ is the incorrect form of relative pronoun to be used in the sentence. Instead ‘the’ should be used to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. This is because the possession is not made here, so the possessive form of the pronoun is not used.

(h) TV has prove to be a great leveller of society

Incorrect: prove

Correct: proved

‘Prove’ is the incorrect form of the verb to be used in the sentence. Instead ‘proved’ should be used to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. This is because the past form of the verb is needed in this sentence