Editing and Omission

EDITING

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1. Although, their is no direct evidence that

2. salt is a cause of highly blood pressure

3. that reducing salt intake lower

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1. Although, their is no direct evidence that

2. salt is a cause of highly blood pressure

3. that reducing salt intake lowers

4. blood pressure. Some scientist are also

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2. salt is a cause of highly blood pressure

3. that reducing salt intake lowers

4. blood pressure. Some scientist are also

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3. that reducing salt intake lower

4. blood pressure. Some scientist are also

5. concern that excessive use of salt may

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4. blood pressure. Some scientist are also

5. concern that excessive use of salt may

6. caused asthma and kidney disease.

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5. concern that excessive use of salt may

6. caused asthma and kidney disease.

7. Asthma should not be deal with lightly.

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6. caused asthma and kidney disease.

7. Asthma should not be deal with lightly.

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OMISSION

In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word in the space provided.

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1. On the banks of Ganga, where

2. it emerges of the Himalayan foot-hills,

3. there is long stretches forest. There are

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1. On the banks of Ganga, where

2. it emerges of the Himalayan foot-hills,

3. there is long stretches forest. There are

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2. it emerges of the Himalayan foot-hills,

3. there is long stretches forest. There are

4. villages the fringe of the forest inhabited

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3. there is long stretches forest. There are

4. villages the fringe of the forest inhabited

5. by bamboo cutters and farmers. This area an

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4. villages the fringe of the forest inhabited

5. by bamboo cutters and farmers. This area an

6. ideal hunting ground and animals

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5. by bamboo cutters and farmers. This area an

6. ideal hunting ground and animals

7. are not numerous as they used to be.

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6. ideal hunting ground and animals

7. are not numerous as they used to be.

8. The trees, too, have disappearing slowly

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7. are not numerous as they used to be.

8. The trees, too, have disappearing slowly

9. and as the recedes the animals lose

10. their food and shelter.

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8. The trees, too, have disappearing slowly

9. and as the recedes the animals lose

10. their food and shelter.

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8. The trees, too, have disappearing slowly

9. and as the recedes the animals lose

10. their food and shelter.

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• their

• home

• natural

• no omission