Can you please check these sentences I'm unsure of? Thank you very much

1)Nature was given great importance. (not "a" great importance)
2) He calls his students little pitchers to be filled with facts.
3) Its inhabitants were affected (or the health of its inhabitants was affected) by pollution.
4)Women were in charge of educating the children.
5) The husband held the authority (represented the authority).
6) These moral values applied more particularly to the middle class (they concerned the middle class).
7) They fought against a corrupt (or corrupted?) society.
8) The mission of civilization (or: bringing civilization to the natives) was a failure

1 & 2 - OK

3 - Either phrasing works.

4 - OK

5 - The husband held the authority in the family.

6 & 7 - delete wording in parentheses

8 - The mission of bringing civilization to the natives was a failure.

1) The sentence "Nature was given great importance" is correct without the article "a." The word "importance" is an uncountable noun in this context, so it doesn't require an article before it.

2) The sentence "He calls his students little pitchers to be filled with facts" is grammatically correct. The phrase "little pitchers" is a figurative expression used to describe students who are eager to learn and absorb knowledge.

3) Both versions of the sentence are grammatically correct. You can either say "Its inhabitants were affected by pollution" or "The health of its inhabitants was affected by pollution." Both convey the same meaning but with slightly different emphasis.

4) The sentence "Women were in charge of educating the children" is grammatically correct. It states that women were responsible for the education of children.

5) Both versions of the sentence are grammatically correct. You can either say "The husband held the authority" or "The husband represented the authority." Both convey the idea that the husband had a position of power and control.

6) Both versions of the sentence are grammatically correct. You can either say "These moral values applied more particularly to the middle class" or "They concerned the middle class." Both convey the idea that the mentioned moral values were particularly relevant or significant to the middle class.

7) Both versions of the sentence are grammatically correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. "They fought against a corrupt society" implies that the society itself is corrupt. On the other hand, "They fought against a corrupted society" suggests that the society has been corrupted by external factors. Depending on the intended meaning, you can choose the appropriate variation.

8) Both versions of the sentence are grammatically correct. You can either say "The mission of civilization was a failure" or "Bringing civilization to the natives was a failure." Both convey the same idea that the attempt to civilize the natives did not succeed.