Omission and Editing

Omission and Editing are two important grammar exercises closely related to sentence correction and error finding. They help strengthen our understanding of grammar concepts and improve writing accuracy.

🔹 What is Omission?

Omission means that a necessary word is missing from a sentence, and you have to identify and insert the correct word in its proper place.

✅ How to identify Omission:

• The sentence feels incomplete or unclear in meaning.

• According to grammar rules, a helping verb, article, preposition, or pronoun is missing.

📘 Example:

• Incorrect: She going to market.

• Corrected: She is going to market.
  👉 The word “is” was omitted (missing word).

🔹 What is Editing?

Editing means identifying and correcting grammatical mistakes in a sentence.
The error may be related to verb, article, tense, spelling, or punctuation.

✅ How to identify Editing:

• Each sentence contains one grammar or spelling mistake that needs correction.

📘 Example:

• Incorrect: He do not like mangoes.

• Corrected: He does not like mangoes.
  👉 The word “do” should be replaced with “does”.

📋 Commonly Omitted Words

🔍 Omission Practice Exercise

Question:
One day old man walking along road. He saw boy crying.

Task: Find and fill in the missing words.

Answer:
One day an old man was walking along the road. He saw a boy crying.

👉 Missing words: an, was, the, a

🧠 Tips to Master Omission & Editing

• Read every sentence carefully – if it sounds incomplete, an omission might be present.

• Revise grammar rules regularly – especially tenses, articles, and prepositions.

• Underline incorrect or missing words and mentally repeat the sentence to guess the right word.

• Practice as much as possible – solve old question papers and worksheets.

✍️ Conclusion

• In Omission, you fill in the missing words.

• In Editing, you correct the incorrect words.

Both exercises are extremely important for mastering English grammar, improving writing skills, and performing well in exams.