Directions: grammatically improve the two sentences with 4 commas and 1 semicolon (;).
On July 13 1863 riots erupted in NYC to protest the draft the protestors who were mostly Irish immigrants, attacked government officials and Black Americans.
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On July 13, 1863, riots erupted in NYC to protest the draft; the protestors, who were mostly Irish immigrants, attacked government officials and Black Americans.
Directions: grammatically correct the sentence. There are 3 missing commas, 1 missing apostrophe.
Alice Paul an American suffragist and feminist helped to secure passage of the Nineteenth Amendment women's right to vote.
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Alice Paul, an American suffragist and feminist, helped secure passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, women's right to vote.
Directions: grammatically ameliorate the following sentences. There are 3 missing commas and a missing period.
Booker T. Washington was a Black educator author and orator between 1890 and 1915 Washington was the primary leader of the African-Americans in the United States.
video: BTW and his Racial Politics
biography of C.M. Eppes, NCpedia article, Digital Encyclopedia of NC
video: VERY GOOD -- BTW & WEB Political Leadership
NEWSPAPER -- High Point enterprise
Newspaper Winston-Salem journal. Dec 15, 1910
SEARCHABLE NC Newspapers about BOOKER T. Washington in 1910
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Booker T.Washington was a Black educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader of the African-Americans in the United States.
Directions: grammatically correct the sentence below, in red. There are two missing commas.
Robert Gould Shaw a White officer in the Union Army led the first regiment of Black troops from the Union to fight during the Civil War.
VIDEO #1 Robert Gould Shaw 2 minute bio
Video #2 DOCENT Teaches about the Memorial
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Robert Gould Shaw, a White officer in the Union Army, led the first regiment of Black troops from the Union to fight during the Civil War.
The wife and I visited Germany in June-July 2024. We hopped on a train to Berlin from Potsdam; while walking up the Unter den Linden, we came across this display, a protest against Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I thought it important to at least take pictures of this for posterity.
Called the first genocide of the twentieth century the Armenian genocide refers to the physical annihilation of Armenian Christians living in the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1916.
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World War One propaganda posters included frightening depictions of the enemy to scare citizens into action justify the war recruit men to fight and raise money for war loans.
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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Directions: grammatically improve, or ameliorate, the following sentences, in red. Add the following: one comma (,) a colon (:) and two 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 stage saw sugar and coffee shipped from the Americas to Europe.
video 1 - triangular trade
video 2- slave trade
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.
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.
After Japans surrender in World War II Vietnamese communists declared the independence of Vietnam from France their first president was Ho Chi Minh.
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After Japan's surrender in World War II, Vietnamese communists declared the independence of Vietnam from France. Their first president was Ho Chi Minh.
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.
