Grammar Review 2023

¹By 1901, Shackleton had been appointed to his first Antarctic expedition — the Discovery expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. He placed an ad in a paper for fellow adventurers.

“Men Wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages bitter cold long months of complete darkness constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.”

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Small wages bitter cold long months of complete darkness constant danger, safe return doubtful.

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• Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. 

• Small wages; bitter cold; long months of complete darkness; constant danger; safe return doubtful. 

• Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness: constant danger, safe return doubtful.

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Honour and recognition in case of success.”

     Sir Ernest Shackleton was a great explorer and make ground breaking explorations of the South Pole.

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make ground breaking explorations 

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  made ground breaking explorations

• makes ground breaking explorations 

• maded ground breaking explorations 

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Sir Ernest Shackleton was a great explorer and make ground breaking explorations of the South Pole. ³The expedition wanted to make scientific experiments, analyses, and test walking across the Antarctic.

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make scientific experiments, analyses, and test walking across the Antarctic. 

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• made scientific experiments, analyses and test walking across the Antarctic. 

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  makes scientific experiments analyses, and test walking across the Antarctic.

• make scientific experiments, analyses, and, test walking across the Antarctic. 

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Sir Ernest Shackleton was a great explorer and make ground breaking explorations of the South Pole. ³The expedition wanted to make scientific experiments, analyses, and test walking across the Antarctic.Shackleton is a key figure on the team and became popular with the other team members.

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is a key figure on the team and became popular with

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  was a key figure on the team and becomes popular with

• were a key figure on the team and became popular with 

• was a key figure on the team and became popular with

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⁴Shackleton is a key figure on the team and became popular with the other team members. During the expedition, ⁵Shackleton became sick, had to return to the ship, and were sent home to recuperate. ⁶Shackleton was in high demand as a speaker and celebrity. ⁷Returning to Britain in 1917, he applied to go to the Western Front but is given a diplomatic mission to South America instead.

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became sick, had to return to the ship, and were sent home to recuperate. 

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• became sick, had to return to the ship, and was sent home to recuperate.

• became sick, had to return to the ship, and was sent home to recuperate.

• became sick, has to return to the ship and is sent home to recuperate.

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During the expedition, ⁵Shackleton became sick, had to return to the ship, and were sent home to recuperate. ⁶Shackleton was in high demand as a speaker and celebrity.

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was in high demand as a speaker and celebrity. 

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• was in demand as a speaker, and celebrity. 

• is in demand as a speaker and celebrity.

• were in demand as a speaker, and celebrity.

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⁵Shackleton became sick, had to return to the ship, and were sent home to recuperate. ⁶Shackleton was in high demand as a speaker and celebrity. Returning to Britain in 1917, he applied to go to the Western Front but is given a diplomatic mission to South America instead.  

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  he applied to go to the Western Front but, is given a diplomatic mission 

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  he applied to go to the Western Front but was given a diplomatic mission

• he applied to go to the Western Front but were given a diplomatic mission 

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Art is not just a beautiful painting or sculpture, it is a part of our culture and enriches people's lives. The largest art museum in the United States is the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as "the Met." The museum has a collection of over two million objects that are housed in three different locations around New York City. The main building spans a grand total of four city blocks, which makes it one of the world's largest art galleries.

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paintinq or sculpture, it is a part

• painting, or sculpture, it is a part

• painting; or sculpture it is a part

•   painting or sculpture; it is a part

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Housed inside the main building are works of art dating from prehistoric times to the present. In addition to these works of art, the museum also collects musical instruments, antique weapons,

armor, and costumes from around the world. A smaller, second location, the Cloisters, displays art and artifacts from medieval Europe, while a third location, the Met Breuer, focusing on exhibiting modern and contemporary art.

 

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the museum also collects musicaI instruments, antique weapons, armor

• the museum also collects: musical instruments, antique weapons, armor

•      the museum also collects; musical instruments, antique weapons, armor

• the museum also collects; musical instruments, antique weapons, armor

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Housed inside the main building are works of art dating from prehistoric times to the present. In addition to these works of art, the museum also collects musical instruments, antique weapons,

armor, and costumes from around the world. A smaller, second location, the Cloisters, displays art and artifacts from medieval Europe, while a third location, the Met Breuer, focusing on exhibiting modern and contemporary art.

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focusing

• focus

• focuses

• will focus

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