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The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided as given below.
| Error | Correction | |
| Decision-making is a very vital part in our lives. This is | in | of |
| because where we are today is largely the result of the | a) | .............. |
| decisions we took in the past. Similarly, whatever happened | b) | .............. |
| tomorrow will be a result of the decisions we took in | c) | .............. |
| the present. That is not possible to reverse the wrong | d) | .............. |
| decisions taken in the past so it is possible to train | e) | .............. |
| ourselves to becoming a good decision-maker for the | f) | .............. |
| future. If we didn’t, we’ll end up doing what we’ve | g) | .............. |
| always did and thus get what we’ve always got. | h) | .............. |
| Philosopher Walter Kaufman has called this Decidophobia. |
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Solution
| Error | Correction | |
| Decision-making is a very vital part in our lives. This is | in | of |
| because where we are today is largely the result of the | a) where | what |
| decisions we took in the past. Similarly, whatever happened | b) happened | happens |
| tomorrow will be a result of the decisions we took in | c) took | take |
| the present. That is not possible to reverse the wrong | d) That | It |
| decisions taken in the past so it is possible to train | e) so | but |
| ourselves to becoming a good decision-maker for the | f) becoming | become |
| future. If we didn’t, we’ll end up doing what we’ve | g) didn’t | don’t |
| always did and thus get what we’ve always got. | h) did | done |
| Philosopher Walter Kaufman has called this Decidophobia. |
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