I sometimes spell a lot of things wrong, and spellcheck doesn't always find them. Can you look for any?

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...spelling/grammar things.
Ps. I know its a bad report, but hey, I'm not so brilliant @ writing things llike this.
Here it is SO FAR:

An introduction to Alexander the Great: “From victory to victory, from triumph to triumph”, Alexander the great, (In Greek: Μέγας λέξανδρος) a famous Macedonian ruler who, in his time, was a great conqueror. He is one of the most famous rulers in the world ever recorded. He conquered many places, and ruled with intelligence and “with an iron fist”.

Where he came from: Alexander the Great was born in Pella, Macedonia, on the day June 20th, in the year 356 BCE. His father was Philip II of Macedonia and of his fourth wife, Olympias, was his mother. It is said that when Alexander went to see the oracle later in life, the oracle said that his father was the god Zeus Ammon, and he was the son of a god. Alexander believed it, because it is said to have happened that Phillip would not sleep in the same room as Olympias, because she slept with snakes in her room.

Growing up, as a child: As a boy when he was growing up, he studied literature with his tutor, Aristotle who also interested him in science, medicine, and philosophy. Aristotle told him stories of the Western lands that never ended are partly what encouraged him to become a conqueror. Aristotle also gave him a copy of the Illiad, which Alexander kept with him, and read a lot.
Alexander, when he was around a teenager, sometimes was left a regent for periods of time, when his father, Phillip, was leading on attacks or wars, and couldn’t be there, because Alexander was his son. One example is when, in 340 BCE, Phillip was leading an attack on Byzantium, Alexander, when he was 16 years old, was regent, for a while.

His relationship with Phillip, his father: Alexander the Great’s relationship with his father, Phillip, rocky at times. In one instance, at Phillip’s wedding to his fifth wife, Cleopatra Eurydice, her uncle said something Alexander thought offensive, and Alexander, threw a goblet of wine at him, and started yelling. Phillip then lifted up a sword and tried to kill Alexander. After a few steps, he fell, because he was drunk. Alexander then insulted him by saying “Here is the man planning on conquering Greece to Asia, and cannot even move from one table to another.”

Alexander’s conquests
In 338 BCE, in his first conquest, Alexander helped his father, Phillip at the Battle of Chaeronea against Athens and Thebes, two Greek City-states. Alexander led the calvary, in the battle, called the sacred band of Thebes, who were thought to be unbeatable, or at least, very hard to beat. After the battle, Phillip had a huge party in honor of their victory.

Answer 1

(like)..that's how far I got..

Answer 2

"Growing up, as a child: As a boy when he was growing up, he studied literature with his tutor, Aristotle who also interested him in science, medicine, and philosophy. Aristotle told him stories of the Western lands that never ended are partly what encouraged him to become a conqueror. Aristotle also gave him a copy of the Illiad, which Alexander kept with him, and read a lot.
Alexander, when he was around a teenager, sometimes was left a regent for periods of time, when his father, Phillip, was leading on attacks or wars, and couldn’t be there, because Alexander was his son. One example is when, in 340 BCE, Phillip was leading an attack on Byzantium, Alexander, when he was 16 years old, was regent, for a while."

Your first sentence in this paragraph is a fragment try rearranging some of the word or leaving a few out.
Your sentence "Alexander, when he was around a teenager, sometimes was left a regent for periods of time, when his father, Phillip, was leading on attacks or wars, and couldn’t be there, because Alexander was his son." should probably read 'When Alexander was a teenager, was left as a regent for periods of time, when his father, Phillip, was leading on attacks or wars, and couldn’t be there, because Alexander was his son."

Everything else is fine and you did a great job. Keep up the good work. Just try to remember that every sentence needs a subject. So ask what is it that I need to say in this sentence.
Nice work! :-)

Answer 3

C'mon freestyle. Read it. If she's stolen it from the internet, she's stolen it from another student. It needs a bit of grammatical cleanup.

Very good though - one 1 spelling error "calvary" - that's where Jesus was crucified. Cavalry is with the horses.

:-)

You LOVE those commas!

An introduction...
Where he came from..
Growing up...
His Relationship with Philip

should be titles like Alexander's conquests

you might want to simplify the sentence ... "a famous Macedonian ruler who, in his time, was a great conqueror"

to "a famous Macedonian ruler and great conqueror"

The "He conquered many places, and ruled" ... no comma - in fact you might want to split that sentence up. 'He conquered many places. He ruled with intelligence and "an iron fist".'

"His father was Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias, Philip's fourth wife, was his mother"

No comma after Zeus Ammon

No comma between believed it and because. Rewrite the sentence (because ... because ...) split it up or change one of the becauses:
"Alexander believed it because it is said that Philip would not sleep in the same room as Olympias, who slept with snakes!" or something like that.

As a boy when he was growing up is a bit redundant - use one or the other. Make the list simpler. As a boy, he studied with Aristotle, his tutor. Aristotle interested him in literature, science, medicine and philosophy.

No comma between "kept with him" and "and read a lot"

Extra blank line for the paragraph.

Alexander, as a teenager, sometimes was left a regent ...
This was mainly when his father, Philip, was leading on attacks or wars and couldn't be there. (Don't have to put because Alexander was his son).

Split the "One example..." into two sentences. "One example is when... leading an attack on Byzantium. Alexander, when he was 16 years old, was regent for a while."

-= His relationship with his father =- (title)
eliminate commas
"her uncle said something Alexander thought offensive and Alexander threw a goblet of wine at him." {split into 2 sentences} ... Alexander started yelling. Phillip then lifted up a sword...

He fell after a few steps because he was drunk.

In 338BCE Alexander helped his father against Athens and Thebes, two Greek City-states, at the battle of Chaeronea

Alexander led the cavalry in the battle. The cavalry were called "the sacredband of Thebes" and were thought to be ...




Good job!

Answer 4

Well, first the good news. Only one spelling error. In the second to last sentence, "calvary" should be 'cavalry'. Now, there are a few words in there that I'm not sure about, like names of people and places, but nothing jumped out at me. Grammar is another issue...
In your first sentence, it seems like you have too many commas and phrases thrown in. The reader might not have a clear idea of what you're trying to say. Consider revising this to say "The famous Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great was a great conquerer in his time." or something similar.
The next sentence says "Alexander is..." but he's dead. Change this to 'was'.
The phrase "...in the world ever recorded." isn't clear either. Consider 'in recorded history' or something like that.
The second sentence in the second paragraph is redundant (sort of), and should probably say something like "His father was... and Philips fourth wife, Olympias, was his mother."
The next sentence literally says the same thing twice. It says, in effect, 'his father is a god, and Alexander is the son of a god.' Take one part out and leave the other. It doesn't make much difference which.
In the nest sentence, you write "it is said to have happened that Philip would not..." Take out 'to have happened'. You don't need it, it just complicates the sentence.
Add a comma after Aristotle at the beginning of the next paragraph, and change "interested him..." to 'got him interested in...'
In the next sentence, "Aristotle told him stories of... lands that never ended are partly what encouraged him..." doesn't make sense. Consider '...lands that never ended, which partly encouraged him...'
The idea you're trying to express in the next sentence isn't clear to the reader. Try something like this 'During his teenage years, Alexander, being the son of the king, was sometimes left a regent for periods of time when Philip was away at war.'
In the next sentence, you need the word 'was' before "...rocky at times."
The next sentence needs to have the comma between Alexander and "threw a goblet..." removed.
In the first sentence of the last paragraph, consider changing "...in his first conquest." to 'on his first conquest.'
Also, add a comma after Philip.
In the next sentence, is the battle called 'sacred band of Thebes', or is the cavalry unit called this? I assume the unit is named this, so you should try 'Alexander led the cavalry called "The Sacred Band of Thebes" in the battle, a unit thought to be unbeatable.'

Answer 5

I think it is a great piece of writing I didn't find any errors you did a really good job!

Answer 6

looks good to me, unfortunately i think its taken frm the internet and its only cut and paste...