Question

1. edit the following sentence

in 1802, president jefferson offered
an challange to his young assistent
meriwether lewis,

1. use the context to define pirogue. what is

the derivation of the word?
lewis purchased a small boat called a
pirogue while he waited for the keelboat
discovery to be built.

1. explain the idiom in the following sentence.

in the spring of 1804, clark wrote in his
journal, “we are fixing for a start.”

1. choose the correct word.

the paralysis ________ his limbs.
∘ affected ∘ effected

Explanation:

Sub - Question 1

Step 1: Capitalize proper nouns

Proper nouns like "In", "President", "Jefferson", "Meriwether", "Lewis" need to be capitalized.

Step 2: Correct spelling errors

"an" should be "a" (because "challenge" starts with a consonant sound), "challange" is misspelled, correct it to "challenge", "assistent" is misspelled, correct it to "assistant".

From the context "Lewis purchased a small boat called a pirogue", a pirogue is a small boat. The word "pirogue" is derived from the French word "pirogue", which in turn comes from the Tupi - Guarani word "piragua" (a type of dugout canoe).

The idiom "fixing for" in the sentence "We are fixing for a start" means preparing or getting ready for. It is a colloquial expression used to convey the idea of making preparations to begin an action (in this case, starting a journey or expedition).

Answer:

In 1802, President Jefferson offered a challenge to his young assistant Meriwether Lewis.

Sub - Question 2