Ameliorate John Adams

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence(s) below, in red.

John Adams presidency was dominated by too events the XYZ Affair and the Alien and Sedition Acts.

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suggested answer: 

John Adams' presidency was dominated by two events: the XYZ Affair and the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Explorers 2024

Directions: grammatically correct the sentence(s) below, in red. There is a missing colon (:) three missing commas, and several proper nouns needing capitalization.

The sixteenth century saw exploration and colonization of the new world by many european nations spanish dutch english and french

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25 cool facts about the Age of Exploration

suggested answer: 
The sixteenth century saw exploration and colonization of the New World by many European nations: Spanish, Dutch, English, and French. 

Ameliorate the Renaissance

Directions: ameliorate, or improve, the sentence below. There are 7 missing commas and 1 missing colon (:).

beginning around 1400 the influence of the italian renaissance was felt in numerous areas of intellectual inquiry literature philosophy art music politics science religion.

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SUGGESTED Answer
Beginning around 1400, the influence of the Italian Renaissance was felt in numerous areas of intellectual inquiry: literature, philosophy, art, music, politics, science, and religion.

Ameliorate the Dust Bowl

Directions:
students should grammatically correct the sentences below.


during the drought of the 1930s unanchored soil turned to dust that winds blow away in clouds that sometimes blackened the sky the dust bowl force thousands of family's to flea there farms.

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Suggested Answer: 
During the drought of the 1930s, unanchored soil turned to dust that winds blew away in clouds that sometimes blackened the sky.The Dust Bowl forced thousands of families to flee their farms.

Ameliorate Theodore Roosevelt's Foreign Policy

Directions: students should correct the two grammatically incorrect sentences below, in red. There is a misused word and a missing SEMICOLON and a missing  COLON used ( : ) 

president theodore roosevelt was a proponent of imperialism he demonstrated this in too forceful ways building the panama canal and issuing the roosevelt corollary. 

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ROOSEVELT COROLLARY 

Suggested Answer: 
President Theodore Roosevelt was a proponent of imperialism; he demonstrated this in two forceful ways: building the Panama Canal and issuing the Roosevelt Corollary. 

Ameliorate Horatio Alger

Directions: students should grammatically correct the sentece below, in red. Look for five missing commas and several misused words.

Horatio Alger, Jr.  was a gilded age american author best known for his many juvenile novels about impoverished boy's and they're rise from humble backgrounds too lives of security and comfort thru hard work determination courage and honesty.

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Suggested Answer: 
Horatio Alger, Jr.  was a Gilded Age American author, best known for his many juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty.

Ameliorate the Triangle ShirtWaist Factory

Directions: students should correct the error filled sentences below, in red. There are three missing commas and a punctuation error.

The Triangle Factory fire which happened on March 25 1911 was one of the deadliest industrial disaster's in the history of new york city.

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Suggested Answer: 
The Triangle Factory fire, which happened on March 25, 1911, was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the history of New York City.