Ameliorate Gandhi

 

Directions: grammatically correct the three sentences below, in red.

To display opposition to British rule of India, Gandhi's manner of dressing showed his unwillingness to use foreign products; this was a form of non-violent, passive protest.

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Ameliorate the Marshall Plan

Directions: grammatically correct the following sentences. There are three missing commas and a missing colon.

The Marshall Plan an American effort to rebuild Western European economies after WWII started in 1948 and lasted until 1951 the United States benefited in several ways it provided a market for American made goods and it helped stop the spread of Communism. 

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Ameliorate Nuremburg

Directions: there are six missing commas and one missing apostrophe.

On October 18 1945 twenty-two of Nazi Germanys political military and economic leaders were brought to trial in Nuremberg for crimes against peace war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Ameliorate Jethro Tull

 

Directions:  grammatically correct the following sentence, in red. There are three missing commas.

Englishman Jethro Tull born in 1664 invented the mechanical seed drill that dramatically increased harvest yields or food production.

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Ameliorate Enlightened Despot

Direction: grammatically correct the sentence below, in red. There are three missing commas.

Two Russian leaders in the 1700s Czar Peter the Great and the Empress Catherine the Great were referred to as enlightened despots because they embraced Enlightenment ideas. 

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Ameliorate Bartolome de Las Casas

directions: grammatically correct the sentence below. There are two missing commas.

Bartolomé de Las Casas a Catholic priest and historian in the 1500s exposed the European oppression of indigenous peoples in the Americas. 

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Ameliorate Triangular Trade

Directions: grammatically improve, or ameliorate, the following sentences, in red. Add the following: a colon (:) and three semicolons(;). 

Triangular trade had three stages the first saw weapons textiles and wine shipped from Europe to Africa the second saw enslaved people from Africa shipped to the Americas the third sugar and coffee were shipped from the Americas to Europe.

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Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers

 Directions: grammatically correct the sentences below, in red.  There are 4 missing commas, one missing apostrophe, and a missing colon (:).

Words that denote cardinal numbers include one two and three. Words that define a things position in a series are ordinal numbers first second third.

Words that denote cardinal numbers include one, two, and three. Words that define a thing's position in a series are ordinal numbers: first, second, third.

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Ameliorate 1989

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence below, in red. Look for three missing commas and a missing apostrophe.

On November 9 1989 as the Cold War began to thaw across eastern Europe the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his citys relations with the West. 

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 On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. 

Directions: grammatically correct the following sentence. There is a missing apostrophe and a missing comma.

Hours after Japans surrender in World War II Vietnamese communists declared the independence of Vietnam from France.

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Hours after Japan’s surrender in World War II, Vietnamese communists declared the independence of Vietnam from France.

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Ameliorate Cold Highways

  Directions: look for a missing comma and a missing semicolon. 

After Dwight D. Eisenhower became president in 1953 he called for an interstate highway system the threat of nuclear war highlighted the need for new roadways.

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            After Dwight D. Eisenhower became president in 1953, he called for an interstate highway system; the threat of nuclear war highlighted the need for new roadways.

Crash Course Columbian Exchange

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence below; there are 6 missing commas.

The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants animals culture human populations technology and diseases between the New World and the Afro-Eurasian world.

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The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, between the New World and the Afro-Eurasian world.

Ameliorate the Mongols

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence below. There are three missing commas.

Genghis Khan proclaimed as the ruler of all Mongols in 1206 helped create the Mongol Empire a vast transcontinental empire that connected the East with the West.  

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Genghis Khan, proclaimed as the ruler of all Mongols in 1206, helped create the Mongol Empire, a vast transcontinental empire that connected the East with the West.  

Ameliorate Silk Road

Directions: ameliorate the following sentences. There is a missing colon, a missing semi-colon, and a missing comma.

The Silk Road was a major conduit for trade between two powerful empires the Roman Empire and China later the Silk Road linked medieval European kingdoms and China.

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Ameliorate Marco Polo

Directions: grammatically correct the following sentence. There are 4 missing commas and 6 proper nouns that need capitalization.

marco polo an italian merchant explorer and writer travelled through asia along the silk road between 1271 and 1295.

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Ameliorate Primary Sources

Directions: Look for 1 missing colon and 7 missing commas.

Primary sources include the following a document a diary a newspaper or recording created at the time period under study. 

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