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