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January 10, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Arts & Humanities, Music, Music History
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Day 1 The Roaring Twenties were a peculiar period in history. There were sharp contrasts between conformity and rebellion.

In spite of the fact that there were major labor strikes, many Americans paid little attention to the country's horrible conditions. Revision of wordy sentence

Use of subordinating conjunction to combine sentences Subject and verb agreement

Day 1 The Roaring Twenties was a peculiar period in history because there were sharp contrasts between conformity and rebellion.

Subject and verb agreement Use of subordinating conjunction to combine sentences Though there were major labor strikes, many Americans paid little attention to the country's horrible conditions. Revision of wordy sentence

Day 2 When the so-called "Jazz Age" begun, there was great prosperity because prices and taxes were low.

The average American family could afford an automobile. In fact, more than 23,000,000 people driving by 1929. Use of numerals and words for round numbers ending in millionsCorrect past form of irregular verb Correction of sentence fragment

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When the so-called "Jazz Age" began, there was great prosperity because prices and taxes were low. Correct past form of irregular verb The average American family could afford an automobile. In fact, more than 23 million people were driving by 1929.

Correction of sentence fragment Use of numerals and words for round numbers ending in millions

Day 3 Three of today's major periodicals first appeared in the twenties Reader's Digest (1922), Time (1925), and The New Yorker (1925).

Tabloid newspapers flourished; these were characterized by an abundance of photographs, a minimum of news material, and they focused on violence. Elimination of faulty parallel structure Use of underlining or italics with titles of newspaper or Use of colon before a magazine list

Day 3 Three of today's major periodicals first appeared in the twenties: Reader's Digest (1922), Time (1925), and The New Yorker (1925). Use of colon before a list Use of underlining or italics with titles of newspaper or magazine Tabloid newspapers flourished; these were characterized by an abundance of photographs, a minimum of news material, and a focus on violence. Elimination of faulty parallel structure

Day 4 When Jerome Kern met Oscar Hammerstein II, he knew they could make beautiful music together.

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fact, they went on to create the musical classic Show boat in 1927. Capitalization of important words in Use of underlining or italics with title of long musical title works Correction of unclear pronoun reference

Day 4 When Jerome Kern met Oscar Hammerstein II, Kern knew they could make beautiful music together. Correction of unclear pronoun reference In fact, they went on to create the musical classic Show Boat in 1927. Use of underlining or italics with title of long musical works Capitalization of important words in title

Day 5 October 1929 marked the end of the jazz age and the beginning of the great depression

Playwright Marc Connelly described what was happening with these words: "Everything nailed down is comin loose".

Correct placement of period with quotation marks of name of historical Capitalization eventsUse of apostrophe to show omitted letter

Day 5 October 1929 marked the end of the Jazz Age and the beginning of the Great Depression. Capitalization of name of historical events Playwright Mark Connelly described what was happening with these words: "Everything nailed down is comin' loose." Use of apostrophe to show omitted letter Correct placement of period with quotation marks

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