Friday, February 2, 2018

Ameliorate The Biltmore Estates


Directions: students should grammatically correct the sentence(s) below, in red. Be on the lookout for a missing comma and a slew of words that need to be capitalized.
The grandson of famed industrialist and philanthropist cornelius vanderbilt george Vanderbilt used his inherited wealth to construct a french style home in North Carolina.




Answer:
The grandson of famed industrialist and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt, George Vanderbilt used his inherited wealth to construct a French style home in North Carolina.

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

Ameliorate Carnegie: Steel Magnate

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence below. There are three missing commas, a misused word, and a few words that need to be capitalized.

Andrew Carnegie born in 1835 was best known for being a steal magnate during the gilded age 1870 to 1900.



Correction: 
Andrew Carnegie, born in 1835, was best known for being a steel magnate during the Gilded Age, 1870 to 1900.

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