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The following paragraph has an error in each line with a blank. Write the correct and the incorrect word in the blanks provided. The first one has been done for you.

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The following paragraph has an error in each line with a blank. Write the correct and the incorrect word in the blanks provided. The first one has been done for you.

    Incorrect Correct
A first Indian woman physician e.g. (a) A The
Anandibai Joshi graduated at 1886.   (b) ______ ______
About 125 years later, Indian women had
start to outnumber men in
  (c) ______ ______
admissions of medical colleges.   (d) ______ ______
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    Incorrect Correct
A first Indian woman physician e.g. (a) A The
Anandibai Joshi graduated at 1886.   (b) at in
About 125 years later, Indian women had
start to outnumber men in
  (c) start started
admissions of medical colleges.   (d) of to
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2021-2022 (March) Delhi Set 1

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