There are two sentences, three missing commas, and one missing apostrophe.
Huey Long 1893 – 1935 was an American politician who served as Louisianas governor and was a member of the U.S. Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935 a Democrat and an outspoken left-wing populist Long denounced the wealthy elites and the banks.
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Huey Long, 1893 – 1935, was an American politician who served as Louisiana's governor and was a member of the U.S. Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. A Democrat and an outspoken left-wing populist, Long denounced the wealthy elites and the banks.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Ameliorate the Yalta Conference
Directions: grammatically correct the following sentence(s), in red. There is a missing colon (:), a missing semicolon (;), two missing commas, and one missing apostrophe.
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the Big Three Winston Churchill Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin Allied leaders planned for Germanys post-war division into four occupation zones.
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the Big Three Winston Churchill Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin Allied leaders planned for Germanys post-war division into four occupation zones.
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Suggested Correction:
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the Big Three: Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin; Allied leaders planned for Germany's post-war division into four occupation zones.
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the Big Three: Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin; Allied leaders planned for Germany's post-war division into four occupation zones.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Ameliorate ....
Directions: grammatically correct the sentences below, in red: there are 2 missing commas and one missing period.
Vladimir Lenin a russian revolutionary served as the leader of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1924
short biography
Suggested Answer:
Vladimir Lenin, a Russian revolutionary, served as the leader of Soviet Union from 1917 to 1924.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Ameliorate Versailles Treaty
Directions: grammatically improve the sentence below, in red. There are two missing commas, as well as proper nouns needing improvement.
the paris peace conference opened on January 18 1919 with the goal of developing a treaty that would punish germany.
video: start at 1:25
The Paris Peace Conference opened on January 18, 1919, with the goal of developing a treaty that would punish Germany
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Numbers and Numerals: Cardinal, Ordinal, and Roman
Directions: there are ten (10) missing commas in the two sentences below, in red. Also, there is a missing period separating the two sentences: make the appropriate corrections.
A Cardinal Number is a number that says how many of something there are such as one two three four five An Ordinal Number is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th etc.
Video image: Roman Numerals
Suggested answer:
A Cardinal Number is a number that says how many of something there are, such as one, two, three, four, five. An Ordinal Number is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.
A Cardinal Number is a number that says how many of something there are such as one two three four five An Ordinal Number is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th etc.
Video image: Roman Numerals
Suggested answer:
A Cardinal Number is a number that says how many of something there are, such as one, two, three, four, five. An Ordinal Number is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Founding Fathers at War
Directions: grammatically correct the following sentences below, in red. There is a missing semicolon and two missing commas, along with five proper nouns that need to be capitalized in line 1 and four words in the last line that need to be capitalized.
during the american revolution many of the founding fathers served in the army for example, Alexander Hamilton served at the battle of trenton and the battle of yorktown.
VIDEO 1 -- military analysis
during the american revolution many of the founding fathers served in the army for example, Alexander Hamilton served at the battle of trenton and the battle of yorktown.
VIDEO 1 -- military analysis
Video 2 -- Art based analysis
Suggested Correction:
During the American Revolution, many of the Founding Fathers served in the army; for example, Alexander Hamilton served at the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Yorktown.
Suggested Correction:
During the American Revolution, many of the Founding Fathers served in the army; for example, Alexander Hamilton served at the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Yorktown.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Ancient Rome: The Seven Hills
Directions:
Grammatically correct the sentence(s) below, in red. There are many missing commas and a needed use of the colon ( : ).
Ancient Rome was fortunate to have agreeable geographical protections from potential enemies the Alps protected Rome from northern invaders and there were seven hills around Rome Aventine Caelian Capitoline Esquiline Palatine Quirinal Viminal.
Great Five Minute Video introduction to Rome.
Suggested Answer:
Ancient Rome was fortunate to have agreeable geographical protections from potential enemies. The Alps protected Rome from northern invaders, and there were seven hills around Rome: Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, Viminal.
Grammatically correct the sentence(s) below, in red. There are many missing commas and a needed use of the colon ( : ).
Ancient Rome was fortunate to have agreeable geographical protections from potential enemies the Alps protected Rome from northern invaders and there were seven hills around Rome Aventine Caelian Capitoline Esquiline Palatine Quirinal Viminal.
Great Five Minute Video introduction to Rome.
Suggested Answer:
Ancient Rome was fortunate to have agreeable geographical protections from potential enemies. The Alps protected Rome from northern invaders, and there were seven hills around Rome: Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, Viminal.
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