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1. Day 1 When sir Isaac Newton’s laws of motion and theory of gravitation were published in 1687, it had a profound effect on intellectual life. With thrilling suddeness, Newton’s work seemed to reveal the underlying order and harmony of nature’s laws. Correct spelling: addition of suffix -ness Pronoun agreement with antecedent Capitalization of title before person’s name

2. Day 1 When Sir Isaac Newton’s laws of motion and theory of gravitation were published in 1687, they had a profound effect on intellectual life. Capitalization of title before person’s name Pronoun agreement with antecedent With thrilling suddenness, Newton’s work seemed to reveal the underlying order and harmony of nature’s laws. Correct spelling: addition of suffix -ness

3. Day 2 A new age the Enlightenment was dawning in Europe, and science and reason they were its major themes. New discoveries in astronomy, physics, and chemistry led to one conclusion humankind would soon perfect their knowledge of the world. Use of commas to set off appositive Pronoun agreement with antecedent Use of colon to introduce a clarifying idea Elimination of double subject

4. Day 2 A new age, the Enlightenment, was dawning in Europe, and science and reason were its major themes. _____ they Use of commas to set off appositive Elimination of double subject New discoveries in astronomy, physics, and chemistry led to one conclusion: humankind would soon perfect its knowledge of the world. Use of colon to introduce a clarifying idea Pronoun agreement with antecedent

5. Day 3 Economics were another field that enlightenment thinkers thought should be as rational as pure science. Evidence of the laws that controlled all human activity is what they looked for. Revision of sentence ending with a preposition Capitalization of historical period Subject and verb agreement

6. Day 3 Economics was another field that Enlightenment thinkers thought should be as rational as pure science. Subject and verb agreement Capitalization of historical period They lookedfor evidence of the laws that controlled all human activity. Revision of sentence ending with a preposition

7. Day 4 Inventors and investors were encouraged by a growing confidence in human abilities. They designed and builded new technologies. Put to work in this way the ideas of the Enlightenment gave rise to the industrial revolution in England. Use of comma after introductory participial phrase Correct formation of irregular verb tense Capitalization of name of historical event Use of participial phrase to combine sentences

8. Day 4 Encouraged by a growing confidence in human abilities, inventors and investors designed and built new technologies. Use of participial phrase to combine sentences Correct formation of irregular verb tense Put to work in this way, the ideas of the Enlightenment gave rise to the Industrial Revolution in England. Use of comma after introductory participial phrase Capitalization of name of historical event

9. Day 5 In their search for harmony, Enlightenment poets emulated classical Greece and Rome writings. You also sense that they satirized the forces that seemed to often stand in the way of reason and progress. Elimination of you without a clear antecedent Elimination of split infinitive Use of proper adjectives

10. Day 5 In their search for harmony, Enlightenment poets emulated classical Greek and Roman writings. Use of proper adjectives _____ You Readers also sense that they satirized the forces that often seemed to stand in the way of reason and progress. Elimination of you without a clear antecedent Elimination of split infinitive