---
title: "Edit text: board games"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 3
key: "semester_5/communication_english:edit-text-board-game"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/communication_english/edit-text-board-game
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Edit text: board games

Communication English · Chapter 3: Contextual Grammar

- Asked in: 2075 Ashwin, 5 marks
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
- Page: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/communication_english/edit-text-board-game
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-3

## Question

Edit the following text.
A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed or removed from or moved across a board simple board games often make ideal family entertainment. Since they are often appropriate for all ages. Some board games such like chess and Chinese checkers have strategic value and have been classic for centuries.

## Short answer

A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from or moved across a board. Simple board games often make ideal family entertainment, since they are often appropriate for all ages. Some board games, such as chess and Chinese checkers, have strategic value and have been classics for centuries.

## Answer

#### Edited text
A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from or moved across a board. Simple board games often make ideal family entertainment, since they are often appropriate for all ages. Some board games, such as chess and Chinese checkers, have strategic value and have been classics for centuries.

#### Corrections made
- "placed or removed from" changed to "placed on, removed from or moved across" so each verb has its right preposition.
- A full stop added after "board", and "Simple" begun with a capital letter.
- The fragment "Since they are..." joined to the previous sentence with a comma.
- "such like" changed to "such as", with commas around "such as chess and Chinese checkers".
- "classic" changed to "classics".

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. 'placed or removed from or moved across a board' is corrected to:
   A. placed on, removed from or moved across
   B. placed from, removed on
   C. placed across, moved from
   D. unchanged
   Answer: A. Each verb needs its own correct preposition. (Key point: Prepositions)

2. What is done with 'Since they are often appropriate for all ages.'?
   A. Joined to the previous sentence with a comma
   B. Left as a sentence
   C. Put in brackets
   D. Deleted
   Answer: A. It is a dependent clause and cannot stand alone. (Key point: Sentence fragment)

3. 'such like chess' becomes:
   A. such as chess
   B. such likes chess
   C. like as chess
   D. such alike chess
   Answer: A. 'Such as' introduces examples. (Key point: Such as)

4. What separates 'a board simple board games often...'?
   A. A full stop after 'board' and capital 'Simple'
   B. A comma
   C. A colon
   D. Nothing
   Answer: A. Two separate sentences were run together. (Key point: Run-on sentence)

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