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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Identify the error in the statement given below and supply the correction. Use the given format for your response. Water was vital to human health and fitness. Error / Correction
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Model Answer

Error: vital (or was) / Correction: Water is vital to human health and fitness. (Present tense should be used for universal/general truths.)

Explanation

The error is the use of past tense "was" for a universal truth. CBSE expects students to know that universal facts/general truths are always expressed in the simple present tense ("is"), not past tense ("was"). Clearly state the error word and the corrected sentence/word for full marks.

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