Ameliorate Cuneiform

Directions: Ameliorate the sentence below, in red. There are two missing commas.

Cuneiform one of the earliest systems of writing was invented by the Sumerians.

Suggested Answer:
Cuneiform, one of the earliest systems of writing, was invented by the Sumerians. 

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Manhattan Project

Directions: Grammatically correct the sentences below, in red. There is a missing semicolon and one missing apostrophe.

The Manhattan Project produced the first nuclear weapons the projects leaders included J. Robert Oppenheimer and General Groves.

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Suggested Answer:
The Manhattan Project produced the first nuclear weapons; the project's leaders included J. Robert Oppenheimer and General Groves.

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Operation Overlord

Missing 8 commas and one colon ( : ) and one period.

D-Day or Operation Overlord  was the Allied Invasion of the Nazi controlled area of France called Normandy On June 6 1944  Allied troops landed on five beaches Utah Gold Sword Juno and Omaha. 

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Winston Churchill in WW 2

Directions: There are three missing commas.  

Widely considered one of the most significant figures of World War II Winston Churchill the Prime Minister of England is remembered as a victorious wartime leader. 

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Ameliorate William Randolph Hearst

Directions: correct the two sentences below. There are four missing commas and one missing apostrophe.

William Randolph Hearst an American businessman politician and newspaper publisher influenced the nations popular media with sensationalized stories known as yellow journalism.

Suggested Answer: 
William Randolph Hearst, an American businessman, politician, and newspaper publisher, influenced the nation’s popular media with sensationalized stories known as yellow journalism.

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Ameliorate Jose Marti

Directions: improve the three sentences below, in red. There are two missing commas and several capitalization errors.

Between 1868 and 1878 cubans fought there first war four independence from Spain in 1895 Cubans began a second war for independence the rebellion was led by Jose Marti.

Suggested Answer:
Between 1868 and 1878, Cubans fought their first war for independence from Spain. In 1895, Cubans began a second war for independence. The rebellion was led by Jose Marti.

Ameliorate The Biltmore Estates

Directions: students should grammatically correct the sentence(s) below, in red. Be on the lookout for a missing comma and a slew of words that need to be capitalized.
The grandson of famed industrialist and philanthropist cornelius vanderbilt george Vanderbilt used his inherited wealth to construct a french style home in North Carolina.

Answer:
The grandson of famed industrialist and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt, George Vanderbilt used his inherited wealth to construct a French style home in North Carolina.

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