The following passage has not been edited. There is one word omitted in each line. Guess the word and place it correctly in the line.

 

Before          Omitted word          After

Dialogue-writing is useful form of composition,                              (1)________        _______________         _________

especially for the Indian student who is trying gain                         (2)________        _______________         _________

command spoken English. Under proper guidance,                         (3)________        _______________         _________

it would introduce him the colloquial way of talking                        (4)________        _______________         _________

in English, and train him express his thoughts in easy                      (5)________        _______________         _________

and natural constructions. To write dialogue successfully,                (6)________        _______________         _________

calls a little dramatic power; for the writer has not only                    (7)________        _______________         _________

to see sides of a question, but has also to put himself                      (8)________        _______________         _________

inside imaginary persons to make them express their opinions.

 

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Answers:

1. is–a–useful
2. trying–to–gain
3. command–of–spoken
4. him–to–the
5. him–to–express
6. write–a–dialogue
7. calls–for–a
8. see–both–sides