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Getting the manuscript ready 1

Getting the manuscript ready 1. Check on your master sheet which document to edit. Levels of editing. Read through the document quickly to see what it is about and to note major problems with Meaning Structure. Content Words Grammar and spelling

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Getting the manuscript ready 1

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  1. Getting the manuscript ready 1 • Check on your master sheet which document to edit

  2. Levels of editing Read through the document quickly to see what it is about and to note major problems with Meaning Structure

  3. Content Words Grammar and spelling Check higher levels (Meaning, Structure) before worrying about the lower levels (Words, Grammar, Spelling)

  4. Levels of editing: Meaning Meaning Structure Content Words Grammar & spelling What is the manuscript as a whole trying to say? What is the overall message?

  5. What does each section or paragraph say? Does each paragraph have a key sentence? Normally at the beginning or the end Consider writing run-in heads for each paragraph to focus its topic Delete them later if they are unnecessary

  6. Meaning Structure Content Words Grammar & spelling • Is it in the right order? • Does it flow logically? • Is it in the right order? Levels of editing: Structure

  7. Does it follow logically from the previous text? • Use frequent headings

  8. Does it have the right information? Is the information correct and complete? Meaning Structure Content Words Grammar & spelling Levels of editing: Content

  9. Meaning Structure Content Words Grammar & spelling Levels of editing: Words Is it relevant? • Does it say it clearly? • Delete unnecessary words • Turn abstract nouns into verbs

  10. Replace long words with short words • Get rid of jargon and abbreviations

  11. Meaning Structure Content Words Grammar & spelling • Is the language correct? • Check for misspellings and poor grammar • Levels of editing: Grammar & Spelling

  12. Keep sentences short and varied Starting at the top, edit each paragraph Rewrite and restructure if necessary Meaning Structure Content Words Editing 1

  13. Work through the manuscript paragraph by paragraph, section by section, editing as you go • Check the • Meaning

  14. Structure Content Words Grammar & spelling

  15. Editing In editing 10 items (for std. 12 –of 5 Marks) and 12 items (for std. 10) will be asked( of 6 Marks) for filling in the blanks (with options) or error correction (correcting underlined parts). They can be from determiners,

  16. Subject-verb agreement, primary/modal auxiliary, - punctuations, spelling error, pronouns, prepositions, articles, conjunctions, genitive, singular, plural, question tag and many other constructions

  17. For std.10 Fill in the blanks in the following passage selecting the most appropriate options given against number 45 to 50. (1) You can become skilful (45) something if you work at it. It’s only

  18. (46) matter of trying hard and not giving up. Did you (47)- -that Alexandar Graham Bell had failed hundreds of times (48) he finally invented the telephone? Remember no one has exactly the (49) gifts, skills and ideas that

  19. you have. Be yourself and believe (50) yourself. (45) (A) with (B) at (C) on (D) for (46) (A) an (B) the (C) a (D) that (47) (A) Know (B) no (C) Known (D) now.

  20. (48) (A) after (B) before (C) towards (D) then (49) (A) such (B) some (C) shame (D) same (50) (A) on (B) of (C) in (D) for

  21. (2) Moraribapu said, “ Today I (45) like to talk to you (46) health. Most young boys and girls are careless about their health. (47) remember that health is wealth. (48) you are healthy, you can’t work (49). A healthy man is (50) full of hope.”

  22. (45)(A) should (B) might (C) Must (D) Would (46) (A) on (B) of (C) for (D) over (47) (A) Therefore (B) But (C) Thought (D) And (48) (A) Though (B) As (C) If (D) Unless

  23. (49) (A) good (B) better (C) best (D) well (50) (A) sometimes (B) always (c) never (D) hardly

  24. (3) I (45) responsible (46) how I feel and what I do today. Nobody can feel sad against (47) will. If I have (48) bad day, I am the one (49) is responsible for it. I can’t expect other people

  25. (50) change to make feel better. (45) (A) am (B) was (C) has (D) have (46) (A) from (B) for (C) on (D) of

  26. (47) (A) your (B) his (C) my (D) her (48) (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) to (49) (A) whom (B) whose (C) which (D) who (50) (A) at (B) be (C) to (D) in

  27. (4) ‘SHOLAY’ is one of the favourite movies(45) has a very nice script (46) dialogues. (47) script and dialogues, it has also nice songs. It is a story (48) two friends ‘Jay’ and ‘Veeru’ who helped the

  28. (49) people and ‘Thakur’ (50) making them free- from the terror of Gabbarsingh. (45) (A) who () whom (C) whose (D) That

  29. (46) (A) but (B) also (C) as well as (D) in (47) (A) Besides (B) Beside (C)Beside’s (D) so (48) (A) for (B) without (C) from (D) Of

  30. (49) (A) helpful (B) helpfully (C) Helpless (D) helplessness (50)(A) from (B) in (C) for (D) by

  31. (5) Once upon a time there lived (45). Greece a (46) musician whose name was Orpheus. He (47) play beautifully on his lyre. When he played on (48) lyre, even wild animals stopped

  32. (49) listen to his music. . He had (50) Euridice. beautiful wife called (45) (A) by (B) in (C) on (D) into (46) (A) great (B) greater (C) greatest (D) grate (47) (A) can (B) could (C) shall (D) should

  33. (48) (A) his (B) him(C) her (D) their (49)(A)to (B) with (C) at (D) by (50) (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) she

  34. (6) (45)most courageous man is he (46) always stands(47)the people of his nation. He is never (48)by struggles and calamities. Such man must (49). The people who are(50)in many ways.

  35. (45)(A)a (B) an (c) the (D) the other (46)(A)who (B) which (C)when (D) why (47)(A) on (B) by (C) with (D) above (48) (A) discouraged (B) encouraged (c) courage (D) courageous

  36. (49) (A) leaders (B) lead (C) mislead(D) leader (50) (A) ignorance (B) ignorant (C) ignore (D) ignored

  37. (7) The people of Jammu were(45)strike last month(46) roads were over crowded (47)people of villages and city (48)Main demand was to get the land (49) the amarnath shrine. They shouted slogans

  38. (50) the government. (45) (A) in (B) For (C) every (D) under (46) (A) A (B) An (C) Every (D) The (47) (A) with (B) among (C) between (D) of

  39. (48) (A) Their (B) Theirs (C) Their’s (D) There (49) (A) For (B) Form (C) through (D) by (50) (A) again (B) often (C) against (D) opposed (

  40. (8)Kirtida and moxa are (45) best girls in my group. They are fond (46) reading books. They have read a lot of books of English. Those booksopened up a (47).new world for them. They found that there are some people on the earth.(48)devote(49) to research

  41. They work (50) the welfare of mankind. (45)(A)a (B) with (C) the (D) of (46)(A)in (B) of (C) at (D) for (47)(A) whole (B) hole (C) through (D) in

  42. (48)(A) which (B) whom (C) By whom (D) who (49)(A)herself (B) ourselves (c) themselves (D) Their selves (50)(A) of (B) for (C) in (D) by

  43. (9) We reached Mount Abu (45)taxi and took accommodation(46)Hilltop Hotel (47)31st April and went (48)Gurushikhar (49)the view was breath taking. We(50) a traditional lunch of ‘Dal Batti’.

  44. (45)(A) with (B) on (C) in (D) by (46)(A) into (B) at (c) to (D) in (47)(A) into (B) In (C) at (D) by (48)(A) to (B) on (C) in (D) over

  45. (49) (A) when (B) which (C) where (D) why (50) (A) having (B) had (c) Have (D) has

  46. (10) Swamiji said ,”Today I (45) Like talk to you (46)health. Most young boys and girls are careless about their health.(47) remember that health is wealth .(48)you are not healthy, You can’t work (49). A healthy man is (50)Full of Hope.

  47. (45)(A)should (B) might (c) Must (D) would (46) (A) on (B) about (C) for (D) over (47) (A) therefore (B) but (C) though (D) and

  48. (48)(A) though (B) as (C) if (D) unless (49)(A)good (B) better (c) best (D) well (50) (A) sometimes (B) always (C) never (D) hardly

  49. (11) Bunty’s uncle had come from Mumbai (45) the new motorbike. He was staying (46) three weeks, Three glorious- weeks! Every afternoon, (47) Bunty’s uncle slept, we could eye at the blue wonder. Sometimes, Bunty managed

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