Day 1

1. Day 1 The Industrial Revolution, which began in England during the 1700s and spread, to Europe and North America was a historical happening. By the mid-1800s, western society, once rural and agricultural, had become urban and industrial! Elimination of unnecessary exclamation point Use of specific term to improve style Correction of commonly confused words Capitalization of name of proper adjective Use of commas with nonrestrictive clause

2. Day 1 The Industrial Revolution,which began in England during the 1700s and spread to Europe and North America, was a historicturning point. Correction of commonly confused words Use of specific term to improve style Use of commas with nonrestrictive clause By the mid-1800’s, Western society, once rural and agricultural, had become urban and industrial. Capitalization of name of proper adjective Elimination of unnecessary exclamation point

3. Day 2 New inventions made the industrial revolution possible, while improvements in transportation and finance allow it to continue. The new inventions included the steam engine, textile machinery, such as the spinning jenny and flying shuttle, and puddling furnaces, coke smelters, and other iron-making techniques. Capitalization of name of historical period Verb tense compatibility Use of semicolons in a series containing commas

4. Day 2 New inventions made the Industrial Revolution possible, while improvements in transportation and finance allowed it to continue. Capitalization of name of historical period Verb tense compatibility The new inventions included the steam engine; textile machinery, such as the spinning jenny and flying shuttle; and puddling furnaces, coke smelters, and other iron-making techniques. Use of semicolon in a series containing commas

5. Day 3 With its good factories, Britain became a great manufacturer; factory towns grew into large cities when banks and other businesses expanded. The British navy to say nothing of fleets of merchant ships were also expanding, allowing the British to acquire new colonies in Africa and Asia. Use of precise adjectives to improve style Use of commas to set off antithetical element Subject and verb agreement Correction of faulty subordination

6. Day 3 With its advanced factories, Britain became a leading manufacturer; when factory townsgrew into large cities, banks and other businesses expanded. Use of precise adjectives to improve style Correction of faulty subordination The British navy, to say nothing of fleets of merchant ships,was also expanding, allowing the British to acquire new colonies in Africa and Asia. Use of commas to set off antithetical element Subject and verb agreement

7. Day 4 By the end of the Industrial Revolution, whatever educational and political privileges the aristocracy had had been extended to the growing middle class. Before the 1800’s the upper classes controlled Parlament; after the 1800’s the middle classes did. Correction of commonly misspelled word Use of comma to separate identical words in different use Use of commas after introductory phrases

8. Day 4 By the end of the Industrial Revolution, whatever educational and political privileges the aristocracy had, had been extended to the growing middle class. Use of comma to separate identical words in different use Before the 1800’s, the upper classes controlled Parliament; after the 1800’s, the middle class did. Correction of commonly misspelled word Use of commas after introductory phrases

9. Day 5 The Industrial Revolution created some monsters; sweatshops, slums, child labor, pollution. The new realities of society would become the concerns of Parliament and the subject matter of many authors. Use of colon before a list Streamlining sentences with possessive forms Use of quotation marks with slang

10. Day 5 The Industrial Revolution created some “monsters”: sweatshops, slums, child labor, pollution. Use of quotation marks with slang Use of colon before a list Society’s new realties would become Parliament’s concerns and many authors’ subject matter. Streamlining sentences with possessive forms