Question

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines indicated. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided as shown.

	Error	Correction
In the last four decades, there have been a very	have	has
significant rise in the numbers of lower middle and	a)	...........
middle class woman who seek employment to	b)	...........
supplemented their household income. While there is	c)	...........
little doubt that women from the lower rank of	d)	...........
society have always had working in the fields or in petty	e)	...........
jobs to sustain themselves or their families, there	f)	...........
were strong objections and a marked reluctance between	g)	...........
the middle classes to allow women to step out of a	h)	...........
house to earn a living.

Answer 1

	Error	Correction
In the last four decades, there have been a very	have	has
significant rise in the numbers of lower middle and	a) have	has
middle class woman who seek employment to	b) woman	women
supplemented their household income. While there is	c) supplemented	supplement
little doubt that women from the lower rank of	d) rank	ranks
society have always had working in the fields or in petty	e) had	been
jobs to sustain themselves or their families, there	f) were	are
were strong objections and a marked reluctance between	g) between	among
the middle classes to allow women to step out of a	h) a	the
house to earn a living.