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.
Directions: Look for 1 missing colon and 7 missing commas.
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Directions: grammatically ameliorate the following sentence. There are four missing commas.
Rachel Carson an American biologist author and conservationist wrote Silent Spring a book that advanced the global environmental movement.
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Rachel Carson an American biologist, author, and conservationist, wrote Silent Spring, a book that advanced the global environmental movement.
Directions: grammatically ameliorate, or improve, the following sentence. There are 3 missing commas and 1 missing apostrophe.
History changed on October 4 1957 when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik the worlds first artificial satellite.
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History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite.
