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0 (1) In 1963, she was graduated summa cum laude and become the first woman to receive the highest degree offered in sacred theology. 02 br
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00 Should it be "became"? Please advise. 02 br
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00 (2) Penned in 1861, while she was in Washington, DC with her husband as he distributed supplies to Union soldiers, the poem became the call to arms during the Civil War's final years and was a finalist as the national anthem until 1931. 02 br
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00 Does the phrase "and was a finalist as the national anthem until 1931" makes sense? Please advise. 02 br
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00 (3) She created a literary magazine, Northern Lights, that ran for eleven issues, wrote about her travels in Europe, published the Woman's Journal that became a conduit for suffrage information, and penned varied other works, including a biography of Margaret Fuller in 1883. 02 br
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00 Is the phrase "and penned varied other works," ok? Do we need rephrasing? 02 br
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00 (4) Antoinette Brown was born in Henrietta, New York. At the age of eight, she indicated a desire to entire the ministry but was told that the pulpit was closed to women. 02 br
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00 Is it "entire the ministry"? Please explain meaning of the phrase. 02 br
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00 (5) Chastised by critics and the public alike when she was first published, Kate Chopin was rediscovered by later feminists and became their literary banner carrier for decades. 02 br
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00 Should it be "when she first published? Please check. 02 br
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00 (6) She also sat on the board of Boston University and fought to end discrimination in hiring and among students on the campus. 02 br
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00 Is the phrase construction " discrimination in hiring and among students on the campus." Ok? Please check. 02 br
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00 (7) During a speaking tour of the West she had taken by rail in spite of medical advice that she not ignore her pernicious anemia, Inez collapsed on stage during a presentation in Los Angeles. 02 br
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00 Can the sentence start be rephrased in a better way? Please rephrase. 02 br
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00 (8) Although Boissevain was an agent for social change, the attention paid her was primarily a consequence of her physical attractiveness and her ability to offer entertainment. 02 br
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00 Should it be " the attention paid to her"? Please advise. 0-
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00 Should it be "became"? Please advise. 02 br
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00 (2) Penned in 1861, while she was in Washington, DC with her husband as he distributed supplies to Union soldiers, the poem became the call to arms during the Civil War's final years and was a finalist as the national anthem until 1931. 02 br
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00 Does the phrase "and was a finalist as the national anthem until 1931" makes sense? Please advise. 02 br
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00 (3) She created a literary magazine, Northern Lights, that ran for eleven issues, wrote about her travels in Europe, published the Woman's Journal that became a conduit for suffrage information, and penned varied other works, including a biography of Margaret Fuller in 1883. 02 br
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00 Is the phrase "and penned varied other works," ok? Do we need rephrasing? 02 br
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00 (4) Antoinette Brown was born in Henrietta, New York. At the age of eight, she indicated a desire to entire the ministry but was told that the pulpit was closed to women. 02 br
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00 Is it "entire the ministry"? Please explain meaning of the phrase. 02 br
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00 (5) Chastised by critics and the public alike when she was first published, Kate Chopin was rediscovered by later feminists and became their literary banner carrier for decades. 02 br
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00 Should it be "when she first published? Please check. 02 br
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00 (6) She also sat on the board of Boston University and fought to end discrimination in hiring and among students on the campus. 02 br
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00 Is the phrase construction " discrimination in hiring and among students on the campus." Ok? Please check. 02 br
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00 (7) During a speaking tour of the West she had taken by rail in spite of medical advice that she not ignore her pernicious anemia, Inez collapsed on stage during a presentation in Los Angeles. 02 br
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00 Can the sentence start be rephrased in a better way? Please rephrase. 02 br
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00 (8) Although Boissevain was an agent for social change, the attention paid her was primarily a consequence of her physical attractiveness and her ability to offer entertainment. 02 br
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00 Should it be " the attention paid to her"? Please advise. 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 1) In 1963, she was graduated summa *** laude and become the first woman to receive the highest degree offered in sacred theology. Should it be "became"? Please advise.
- 0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 1) In 1963, she was graduated summa *** laude and become the first woman to receive the highest degree offered in sacred theology.
- Should it be "became"?
- Please advise.
- 00 Yes.
- 00 (2) Penned in 1861, while she was in Washington, DC with her husband as he distributed supplies to Union soldiers, the poem became the call to arms during the Civil War's final years and was a finalist as the national anthem until 1931.
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 1) In 1963, she was graduated summa *** laude and become the first woman to receive the highest degree offered in sacred theology. Should it be "became"? Please advise. 00 Yes. 00 (2) Penned in 1861, while she was in Washington, DC with her husband as he distributed supplies to Union soldiers, the poem became the call to a
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01 font 00 1) In 1963, she was graduated summa *** laude and become the first woman to receive the highest degree offered in sacred theology. Should it be "became"? Please advise. 00 Yes. 00 (2) Penned in 1861, while she was in Washington, DC with her husband as he distributed supplies to Union soldiers, the poem became the call to a
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