Fix the Grammar
Black Friday is the unofficial begin of the Christmas shopping season. (1)
Begin --> beginning OR start
they / tired / so / People / much / become / eat / that
People eat so much that they become tired.
What did they eat at the first Thanksgiving?
1. Turkey
2. Potatoes
3. Pumpkin Pie
4. Venison
4. Venison
American Football
What sport do Americans watch/play on Thanksgiving?
In 2022, Thanksgiving ______ (be) celebrated on November 24th.
will be OR is going to be
In 1926, President Calvin Coolidge was give a raccoon for his Thanksgiving dinner, but he keeped it as a pet instead. (2)
give --> given
keeped --> kept
classic / Sixty-eight / dislike / dishes / Americans / secretly / percent / Thanksgiving / of
Sixty-eight percent of Americans secretly dislike classic Thanksgiving dishes.
Who joined the Pilgrims (Europeans) for the first Thanksgiving feast?
1. The Indian Tribe
2. The Wampanoag Tribe
3. The English King George
4. The Iroquois Tribe
2. The Wampanoag Tribe
1621
When was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
One Thanksgiving dinner ______ _____ (peut contenir) 3000 calories. So, be sure to _____ (mettre) your stretchy pants before you start eating!
may contain…put on
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird because he found it “much respectabler” then the bald eagle. (2)
respectabler --> more respectable
then --> than
Thursday / the / November / Thanksgiving / was / once / celebrated / on / third / of
Thanksgiving was once celebrated on the third Thursday of November.
When do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving?
1. November 25th
2. The 2nd Tuesday of November
3. The 1st Thursday of December
4. The 2nd Monday of October
4. The 2nd Monday of October
November 25th
What day is Thanksgiving celebrated on this year?
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What day does Thanksgiving fall on this year?
In 1989, George H.W. Bush _____ (est devenu) the first president to officially pardon a turkey when he ______ (a constaté) that the bird at his Thanksgiving proclamation ______ (avait l’air) nervous.
became…noticed…looked/seemed
Thanksgiving is Americans two favorite holiday. (2)
Americans --> Americans'
two --> second
instead / had / first / Macy’ Thanksgiving Day Parade / balloons / The / animals / Central Park Zoo / of
The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade had Central Park Zoo animals instead of balloons.
According to English-speakers, what noise do male turkeys make?
1. Glew glew
2. Gree gree
3. Gobble gobble
4. Cluck cluck
3. Gobble gobble
Massachusetts
In which state was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
The “Mother of Thanksgiving,” Sarah Josepha Hale, _____ (spend) 3 decades ______ (advocate) for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday. She _____ (think) it would help unify the North and the South during the Civil War. President Lincoln ____ (write) the proclamation in 1863.
spent...advocating...thought...wrote
Thanksgiving is a controversial holiday at the U.S. because he ignores the history violent of European colonialism in the Americas. (3)
he --> it
history violent --> violent history
record / There / of / being / turkeys / Thanksgiving / first / the / at / eaten / is / no
There is no record of turkeys being eaten at the first Thanksgiving.
The Butterball Turkey Talk Line is a 24-hour phone line that answers 100,000 calls each Thanksgiving season. It helps with which of the following Thanksgiving emergencies?
1. Cooking crises
2. Family quarrels
3. Vengeful turkey attacks
4. Food poisoning
1. cooking crises
46 million
How many turkeys do Americans eat on Thanksgiving each year?
If the food company Swanson ________ (not buy) way too many turkeys in 1953, TV dinners would never ______ (be) invented.
Hint: use the perfect aspect (*which loves the verb "have")!
hadn't bought...have been