A Letter to God — Grammar Exercises
Two grammar exercises based on real NCERT sentences from this chapter. Practise the editing and gap-filling formats tested in CBSE Section B.
Exercise 1Editing / Error Correction
The sentence below has one grammatical error. Find the incorrect word and write the correction.
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'Sit' is the present tense form. The story is narrated in the past tense throughout. The correct past tense of 'sit' is 'sat' (irregular verb: sit → sat → sat). 'Sit' here is a tense error — the most common type tested in the editing section.
Exercise 2Gap Filling
Choose the option that best fills the blank in the sentence below.
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'Dotted with' means scattered with small patches — exactly how flowers appear among crops. 'Covered' would mean fully hidden, 'filled' and 'surrounded' don't fit the scattered pattern of flowers among corn. The NCERT text uses 'dotted' to create a specific visual image of a field with sparse flowers spread across it.
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