Friday, August 29, 2014

Ameliorate John Adams

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence(s) below, in red.

John Adams presidency was dominated by too events the XYZ Affair and the Alien and Sedition Acts.



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suggested answer: 

John Adams' presidency was dominated by two events: the XYZ Affair and the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Explorers 2024

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence(s) below, in red. There is a missing colon (:) three missing commas, and several proper nouns needing capitalization.

The sixteenth century saw exploration and colonization of the new world by many european nations spanish dutch english and french


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25 cool facts about the Age of Exploration

suggested answer: 
The sixteenth century saw exploration and colonization of the New World by many European nations: Spanish, Dutch, English, and French. 


Monday, August 25, 2014

Ameliorate the Renaissance

Directions: ameliorate, or improve, the sentence below. There are 7 missing commas and 1 missing colon (:).

beginning around 1400 the influence of the italian renaissance was felt in numerous areas of intellectual inquiry literature philosophy art music politics science religion.



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SUGGESTED Answer
Beginning around 1400, the influence of the Italian Renaissance was felt in numerous areas of intellectual inquiry: literature, philosophy, art, music, politics, science, and religion.