In each of the following items, select the revision that corrects any error in the use of verbs or verb phrases in the original sentence. If the original sentence is correct, select “no change.”
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The Rosetta Stone was cover with inscriptions in ancient Greek and two forms of ancient Egyptian.
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Ancient Egyptian writing is called hieroglyphics.
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In the eighteenth century, no one can read hieroglyphics.
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Very soon after its discovery, the French have made copies of the stone.
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They sent these copies to scholars who were interesting in hieroglyphics.
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By comparing the Egyptian writings with the Greek inscription, the scholars could interpret the hieroglyphics.
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The scholars were praise for their work.
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They were carrying out their work almost two hundred years ago.
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Museumgoers have been visiting the stone for more than a hundred years.
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You might had heard something about the Rosetta Stone in school.
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