Monday, March 5, 2018

Ameliorate William Randolph Hearst

Directions: correct the two sentences below. There are four missing commas, a missing period, and one missing apostrophe.

William Randolph Hearst an American businessman politician and newspaper publisher influenced the nations popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories this was known as Yellow Journalism.


Suggested Answer: 
William Randolph Hearst, an American businessman, politician, and newspaper publisher,  influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. This was known as Yellow Journalism.

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Ameliorate Jose Marti

Directions: improve the three sentences below, in red. There are two missing commas and several capitalization errors.

Between 1868 and 1878 cubans fought there first war four independence from Spain in 1895 Cubans began a second war for independence the rebellion was led by Jose Marti.



Suggested Answer:
Between 1868 and 1878, Cubans fought their first war for independence from Spain. In 1895, Cubans began a second war for independence. The rebellion was led by Jose Marti.