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Infectious Diseases
American Revolution Sentence Correction
Grammar
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A group of English Puritans, persecuted in their own country, who emigrated to America.
Pilgrims (n.)
100
The Mayflower left England on September 6th, 1620.
When did the Mayflower leave England?
100
It's an outbreak of disease that occurs on a large scale or a community-wide level. Pandemic and Plague are synonyms for it.
Epidemic
100
"A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively long period of time".
"A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time".
100
Which of these sentences is correctly written? a. I played volleyball since I was 5. b. I've played volleyball since I was 5. c. I play volleyball since I was 5.
b. I've played volleyball since I was 5.
200
Bad treatment based on race, religion, gender or sexual orientation
Persecution (n.)
200
102 people left Plymouth on board of the Mayflower.
How many people left Plymouth on board of the Mayflower?
200
Name 8 epidemic throughout history
Smallpox, the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, Polio, AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cholera
200
The American Revolution happened between 1775- 1781 and the French Revolution happened fourteen years later.
The American Revolution happened between 1775- 1781 and the French Revolution happened fourteen years before.
200
Which of these sentences is correct? a. Ayrton Senna is a race car driver. b. Ayrton Senna has been a race car driver. c. Ayrton Senna was a race car driver.
Ayrton Senna was a race car driver. (He's dead. You have to use the past simple form)
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A widespread disease that is deadly
Plague (n.)
300
They first anchored in what is now Provincetown Harbor.
Where did they first anchor?
300
It's the only infectious disease that has been eradicated through vaccination. The last naturally occuring case of it was diagnosed on 26 October 1977.
Smallpox
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What intellectual and philosophical movement that was taking place mainly in Europe at that time inspired the French an American Revolutions?
The Enlightment, also known as the Age of Reason
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Correct the sentence below. America has been colonized by the pilgrims.
America was colonized by the pilgrims.
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To carry off a person by force
Kidnap (n.)
400
Several people had died before the Mayflower left Provincetown Harbor.
How many people had died before the Mayflower left Provincetown Harbor?
400
In 1918 and 1919, this disease pandemic killed more people than Hitler, nuclear weapons and all the terrorists of history combined. It killed more than 50 million people worldwide. Curiously it came and went in a flash.
Spanish Flu
400
What was the Enlightment importance? What did it promote?
It promoted scientific thought, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and encouraged people to think for themselves instead of trusting what they were told by the government and the church. The thinkers defended what they called people's natural rights such as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
400
Read the sentences below and decide if... a. both of them are correct. b. the first one is correct. c. the second one is correct. I've seen him many times. / I saw him many times. Justify your answer.
a. both of them are correct. When you say "I've seen him many times", it's because you saw him and you might see him again. It's not over. When you say that you saw him, it means that you don't see him anymore. It's over.
500
A rough, uninhabited or neglected region
Wilderness
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There weren't many Indians because a plague had killed them.
Why weren't there many Indians?
500
30 to 75% of the infected people died in the Middle Ages.Today about 50%-90% of infected individuals will die if untreated. Even with appropriate treatment, about 14% of treated patients will still die rom the disease.
Black Death
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What was the trigger to the French Revolution?
The chaotic financial situation caused by the King Louis XVI.He wanted revenge for his grandfather's defeats in previous battles against England, the war cost 1,500,000,000 livre borrowed and taxed from French peasants.
500
Use the verbs given to make sentences using the present perfect tense. They may be positive or negative. Your teacher will correct them. EAT - DRIVE - WATCH - DRINK - STUDY
I've never eaten snails. I've driven for hours. He's watched many cartoons recently. She's drunk Coke since she was a child. They haven't studied hard.