The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Find out the error and provide the correct word for it.

 

                                                                                                   Incorrect word               Correct word

Happy is the man who acquire the habit                                           1)_________________              ________________

of reading when he was young. He has                                             2)_________________              ________________

secured a life-long sources of pleasure                                             3)_________________              ________________

and inspiration. As long as he has her beloved                                 4)_________________              ________________

books, he never feel lonely. He is the possessor                               5)_________________              ________________

of wealth more precious then gold. Poor indeed                              6)_________________              ________________

is the man who do not read. The blessings which                             7)_________________              ________________

the reading habit bestow on its possessor are many.                       8)_________________              _________________

 

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Answers:

1. acquire–acquires
2. was–is
3. sources–source
4. her–his
5. feel–feels
6. then–than
7. do–does
8. bestow–bestows