Error Paragraphs/Editing Section
4th Unit, A Reading: The Journey - Para No: 14 from the List
A large crowd gathered at our place the day I was to leave. (22) People had came to wish me luck. (23) It is 10.20 when I left for Dirang. (24) My father had already left. As I had to do a bit of catch up, I walked fast. (25) Three kilometres down the road, I caught on with my father. (26) Father said, ‘You are late. you would like to rest for some time?’ (SA-1 2024 to 25)
Corrected 22: People had come to wish me luck.
Explanation: In past perfect tense, the correct past participle is “come,” not “came.” “Had come” shows the action happened before the moment of departure.
Corrected 23: It was 10:20 when I left for Dirang.
Explanation: Past tense “was” is correct because this describes a specific time in the past.
Corrected 24: My father had already left. As I had to do a bit of catching up, I walked fast.
Explanation: The noun form “catching up” is correct here; “catch up” must be changed to a gerund to fit after “a bit of.”
Corrected 25: Three kilometres down the road, I caught up with my father.
Explanation: The phrasal verb is “catch up with,” not “caught on with.” The correction keeps proper meaning (to reach someone ahead).
Corrected 26: Father said, "You are late. Would you like to rest for some time?"
Explanation: “Would” is the correct modal verb to make a polite offer or question in this context.
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