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Exercise 5. Correct the information. __________________________
Example:
Columbus discovered America in 1592.
Columbus didn't discover America in 1592.
He landed on an island in the Caribbean in 1492.
Princess Victoria became Qeen of the United Kingdom in 1901.
Victoria ................................................ (not become) queen in 1901.
She ................ (rule) Britain from 1837 to 1901.
Shakespeare was the author of the tragedy called "As You Like It".
"As You like It" .................................. (not be) a tragedy.
Shakespeare ............................. (write) it as a comedy.
Julius Caesar died in a war in 44 BC.
Caesar ............................ (not die) in a war.
The Roman senators ..................... (kill) him in the Senate.
Sandro Botticelli created the portrait known as Mona Lisa.
Botticelli ........................................ (not create) Mona Lisa.
Leonardo da Vinci ............................ (paint) it.
Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor in India, built Taj Mahal for his oldest daughter.
Shah Jahan .................................. (not build) Taj Mahal for his daughter.
It ................ (be) the tomb of his third wife.
After the Declaration of Independence in 1776 the United States were colonies of Great Britain.
The United States ......................... (not be) colonies of Great Britain anymore.
They ........................... (become) independent from Great Britain.
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Admiral Lord Nelson fought against the French and Spanish at the Battle of Hastings.
Admiral Nelson ................................... (not fight) against the French and Spanish at the Battle
of Hastings.
The battle .......................... (take) place near Cape Trafalgar.
Nikola Tesla invented the first electric light bulb.
Nikola Tesla ............................................ (not invent) the first electric light bulb.
It ............ (be) Thomas Edison who patented it in 1880.
The Beatles were formed in London in 1960.
The Beatles ............................ (not be) formed in London.
They ............................ (start) to play together in Liverpool in 1960.
Björn Borg won the Wimbledon tennis tournament eight times.
Björn Borg ................................... (not win) the Wimbledon tennis tournament so many times.
It was Roger Federer who ............................. (become) the winner eight times.
The worst earthquake in the history of the USA struck New York in 1906.
The worst earthquake .................................. (not strike) New York in 1906.
It ............................ (destroy) San Francisco.
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