Error Paragraphs/Editing Section
4th Unit, A Reading: The Journey - Para No: 15 from the List
On my way home from the bus stop, my trunk had been carried by a porter. (22) The problem now was we couldn't find anyone who could help me carried the trunk to the bus stop. (23) At another time of the year, we would have easily found someone to help me, but now most of the villagers is busy in the fields. (24) Nobody has time to spare for me. (25) In fact, carrying the trunk should not have been such worry for me except that my education had made me shun physical labour. (26) After all, I was a government officer but the idea of people seeing me carry my own luggage was not at all amusing. Practice paper-1 (2022-23)
Corrected 22: The problem now was we couldn't find anyone who could help me carry the trunk to the bus stop.
Explanation: After “help,” the base form of the verb (carry) is used, not the past tense or past participle (“carried”).
Corrected 23: At another time of the year, we would have easily found someone to help me, but now most of the villagers were busy in the fields.
Explanation: The past tense “were” is correct to match the past time reference; “is” would incorrectly place the event in the present.
Corrected 24: Nobody had time to spare for me.
Explanation: Past tense “had” matches the narrative’s past timeframe and maintains consistency.
Corrected 25: In fact, carrying the trunk should not have been such a worry for me…
Explanation: “Worry” here is a singular countable noun, so “a” is needed after “such” → such a worry. Without “a,” the phrase is grammatically incomplete.
Corrected 26: After all, I was a government officer and the idea of people seeing me carry my own luggage was not at all amusing.
Explanation: Adding “and” correctly connects the two ideas in one complete sentence, improving flow and grammar.
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