Thursday, February 26, 2015

Ameliorate Susan B. Anthony

Directions: grammatically correct the sentences below, in red.  There are three sentences here. There is one missing colon. 

susan b. anthony was born February 15 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts In her lifetime, she was active in many movements and causes  temperance abolition and women's suffrage Anthony remained active until her death on March 13, 1906.



Video about women protesting for the right to vote during World War One. 

Suggested Correction:
Susan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1820, in Adams, Massachusetts.In her lifetime, she was active in many movements and causes:  temperance, abolition, and women's suffrage. Anthony remained active until her death on March 13, 1906.

Monday, February 23, 2015

Ameliorate Wilson's NEW FREEDOM

Directions: students should grammatically correct the following sentence(s).  

Woodrow Wilson overall plan to enact Progressive reforms were called the new freedom 3 parts of it included the Underwood Tariff the Clayton Anti-Trust Act and creation of the Federal Reserve system.

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Suggested Answer: 
Woodrow Wilson's overall plan to enact Progressive reforms was called the New Freedom. Three parts of it included the Underwood Tariff , the Clayton Anti-Trust Act, and creation of the Federal Reserve system.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Ameliorate Frederick Winslow Taylor

Directions: students should improve, or ameliorate, the sentence(s) below that are filled with grammatical errors.

frederick winslow taylor was a American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency taylors ideas influenced how good's was manufactured during the late early 1900's.




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Suggested Answer
Frederick Winslow Taylor was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. Taylor's ideas influenced how goods were manufactured during the early 1900s.