Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Ameliorate Amerigo Vespucci

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence below, in red.  There is one missing comma.

America was named after Amerigo Vespucci a Florentine navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the New World.



suggested corrections:
America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the New World.





Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Ameliorte Cortez

Directions: Look at the sentences below, in red. Add proper punctuation and fix the few proper nouns that need to be capitalized.

Hernán Cortés a spanish conquistador overthrew the Aztec empire in 1521 and made mexico a spanish territory. 


Video about Cortez with a written bio, as well.


Monday, August 29, 2016

Ameliorate Columbus

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence below, in red. There are two missing commas and one misused word.

Between 1492 and 1503 Columbus completed four round-trip voyages between Spain and the Americas all of them under the sponsorship of the Spanish King and Queen.


Click here and you'll see an image. A video is located on the image. It is located on the image. Click on the image on the tag.

Bio of Columbus