The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the blanks:
Incorrect word Correct word
King Francis was a great lover for all kinds e.g. ___for_________ _____of________
of sports. One day, he and his courtiers a)_______________ ________________
sit watching wild lions fighting b)_______________ ________________
every other in the arena. Among the c)_______________ ________________
courtier sat Count de Lorge d)_______________ ________________
besides a beautiful lady of noble birth, e)_______________ _______________
whom she loved and f)________________ _______________
hope to marry. The lions g)________________ ________________
roar and tore each other with fury. h)________________ ________________
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Answers:
a) sports——sport
b) sit——-sat
c) every——each
d) courtier——-courtiers
e) besides——–beside
f) she——he
g) hope——hoped
h) roar——-roared