1. Proofreading Warm-up Item 1 In april of 1917 the united states enterred world war I, 1914–1918, and sent troops to europe Corrected In April of 1917, the United States entered World War I (1914–1918) and sent troops to Europe.

2. Proofreading Warm-up Item 2 The battle of verdun, 1916, accounted for more than half a million casualtys on the feilds of france. Corrected The Battle of Verdun (1916) accounted for more than half a million casualties on the fields of France.

3. Proofreading Warm-up Item 3 What affect did modernism have on american writers painters and musicians. Corrected What effect did modernism have on American writers, painters, and musicians?

4. Proofreading Warm-up Item 4 Modernism called upon artistes to experiment and rejecting traditional forms. Corrected Modernism called upon artists to experiment and to reject traditional forms.

5. Proofreading Warm-up Item 5 one tenet of the American dream confidence in the individual remain an important literary theme today Corrected One tenet of the American dream—confidence in the individual—remains an important literary theme today.

6. Proofreading Warm-up Item 6 Stream of consciousness a literary technique attempt to portray the natural flow of a persons thoughts as they occur. Corrected Stream of consciousness, a literary technique, attempts to portray the natural flow of a person’s thoughts as they occur.

7. Proofreading Warm-up Item 7 Notice the lack of capitol letters, and the unconventional punctuation in the work of some poets’ Corrected Notice the lack of capital letters and the unconventional punctuation in the work of some poets. [comma deleted]

8. Proofreading Warm-up Item 8 After the stock market crash in 1929 the nation plunges into a period known as the great depression. Corrected After the stock market crash in 1929, the nation plunged into a period known as the Great Depression.

9. Proofreading Warm-up Item 9 Millions were layed off near one-third of workers were unemployed. Corrected Millions were laid off; nearly one third of workers were unemployed. [hyphen deleted]

10. Proofreading Warm-up Item 10 After an uneventful literary Period between 1890 and 1910 an explosion of modernist poetry begun Corrected After an uneventful literary period between 1890 and 1910, an explosion of modernist poetry began.

11. Proofreading Warm-up Item 11 The treatment of a theme or topic in a symbolist poem are subtle rather then obvious Corrected The treatment of a theme or topic in a symbolist poem is subtle rather than obvious.

12. Proofreading Warm-up Item 12 symbolists believing they portrayed a truthfuller version of reality than other poets. Corrected Symbolists believed they portrayed a more truthful version of reality than other poets did.

13. Proofreading Warm-up Item 13 some poets altar normal english syntax (word order in thier poetry. Corrected Some poets alter normal English syntax (word order) in their poetry.

14. Proofreading Warm-up Item 14 The strong, according to Hemingway persevere irregardless of the odds against them. Corrected The strong, according to Hemingway, persevere regardless of the odds against them.

15. Proofreading Warm-up Item 15 “Of all the poets of the harlem renaissance langston hughes is my favorite sayed Chad. Corrected “Of all the poets of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes in my favorite,” said Chad.