How to show that two groups makes $S_n$

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I need to show that:

  1. $S=\left\{(12),(13),...,(1n)\right\}$ generates $S_n$
  2. $S=\left\{(12),(123\cdots n)\right\}$ generates $S_n$

How do I show that each one of them generates $S_n$?

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Can you prove that every element of $S_n$ is equal to a product of transpositions? If so, you just need to show that each of those generating sets contains all transpositions.

Edit: To make this more direct, this task becomes straight forward once you understand how conjugation works in $S_n$.