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These exercises are from The Little Seagull Handbook (Bullock et al., 2017). MULTIPLE CHOICE: Each of the following passages contains a sentence fragment. Select the revision that has no fragment.
1. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, located on West 55th Street and 9th Avenue in New York City, traces its roots to a choreographer who interwove modern dance, jazz, and African rhythms. Revelations, a spectacular work that audiences have enjoyed for more than fifty years.
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The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, located on West 55th Street and 9th Avenue in New York City, traces its roots to a choreographer who interwove modern dance, jazz, and African rhythms in creations such as Revelations, a spectacular work that audiences have enjoyed for more than fifty years.
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The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, located on West 55th Street and 9th Avenue in New York City, traces its roots to a choreographer who interwove modern dance, jazz, and African rhythms in creations such as Revelations. A spectacular work that audiences have enjoyed for more than fifty years.
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2. The Joffrey Ballet, located in Chicago, makes political statements as well as artistic ones. Gerald Arpino (1923–2008) its principal choreographer.
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The Joffrey Ballet, located in Chicago, makes political statements as well as artistic ones under the direction of Gerald Arpino (1923–2008), its principal choreographer.
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The Joffrey Ballet, located in Chicago. The company makes political statements as well as artistic ones. Gerald Arpino (1923–2008) was its principal choreographer for most of its history.
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3. George Balanchine (1904–1983) was the founding artistic director of the New York City Ballet, where he created stellar works. Such as Agon and Jewels.
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George Balanchine (1904–1983) was the founding artistic director of the New York City Ballet, where he created stellar works such as Agon and Jewels.
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George Balanchine (1904–1983) was the founding artistic director of the New York City Ballet. Where he created stellar works such as Agon and Jewels.
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4. The choreographer Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) always focused on the abstract and the avant-garde in music and dance. Also famous for putting movements together according to chance rather than design.
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The choreographer Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) always focused on the abstract and the avant-garde in music and dance. Because he put movements together according to chance rather than design.
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The choreographer Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) always focused on the abstract and the avant-garde in music and dance. He also gained fame for putting movements together according to chance rather than design.
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5. Agnes de Mille (1909–1993) not only ballets based on American folklore but also dances for Broadway musicals. Among the latter, Oklahoma! stands out.
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Agnes de Mille (1909–1993) choreographed not only ballets based on American folklore but also dances for Broadway musicals. Among the latter, Oklahoma!
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Agnes de Mille (1909–1993) choreographed not only ballets based on American folklore but also dances for Broadway musicals. Among the latter, Oklahoma! stands out.
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6. Katherine Dunham, who died in 2006, brought Caribbean and African dance to the United States; in fact, she founded the first African American dance company here. Her notable work on Broadway: Cabin in the Sky.
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Katherine Dunham, who died in 2006, brought Caribbean and African dance to the United States; in fact, she founded the first African American dance company here. Her notable work on Broadway includes Cabin in the Sky.
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Katherine Dunham, who died in 2006, brought Caribbean and African dance to the United States; in fact, she founded the first African American dance company here. And her notable work on Broadway: Cabin in the Sky.
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7. Eliot Feld (born 1942) joined the American Ballet Theater when he was twenty. Choreographing for that prestigious company. In 1974 he organized the Feld Ballet.
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Eliot Feld (born 1942) joined the American Ballet Theater when he was twenty, choreographing. For that prestigious company. In 1974 he organized the Feld Ballet.
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Eliot Feld (born 1942) joined the American Ballet Theater when he was twenty, choreographing for that prestigious company. In 1974 he organized the Feld Ballet.
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8. Known for a demanding alternative to classical ballet, the modern-dance choreographer Martha Graham (1894–1991) founded a school and company of her own in the 1920s. Appalachian Spring, one of her most famous works.
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Known for a demanding alternative to classical ballet, the modern-dance choreographer Martha Graham (1894–1991) founded a school and company of her own in the 1920s. Appalachian Spring is one of her most famous works.
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The modern-dance choreographer Martha Graham (1894–1991) founded a school and company of her own in the 1920s. Known for a demanding alternative to classical ballet, Appalachian Spring, one of her most famous works.
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9. Judith Jamison (born 1944) was a celebrated dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. When she took over as artistic director in 1989.
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Judith Jamison (born 1944), a celebrated dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She took over as artistic director in 1989.
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Judith Jamison (born 1944) was a celebrated dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater when she took over as artistic director in 1989.
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10. Bill T. Jones (born 1952) performs only in works that he has choreographed, alone or in collaboration with someone else. That his works refer to current social issues such as AIDS.
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Bill T. Jones (born 1952) performs only in works that he has choreographed. Alone or in collaboration with someone else. That his works refer to current social issues such as AIDS.
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Bill T. Jones (born 1952) performs only in works that he has choreographed, alone or in collaboration with someone else. His works refer to current social issues such as AIDS.
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Answers: 1-A, 2-A, 3-A, 4-B, 5-B, 6-A, 7-B, 8-A, 9-B, 10-B
SENTENCES: IDENTIFYING COMMA SPLICES AND RUN-ON SENTENCES
These exercises are from The Little Seagull Handbook (Bullock et al., 2017).
MULTIPLE CHOICE: in each of the sentence sets below, select the answer that contains neither a comma splice nor a fused sentence. In other words, select the correct sentence.
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The sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976) gained fame for his mobiles and wire sculptures of circuses he went on to produce large sculptures for public areas.
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The painter Mary Cassatt (1845–1926) was born in Pennsylvania but spent many years in Paris, where the Impressionists thrived, she chose women and children as her special subject.
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Feminist artist Judy Chicago (born 1939) creates multimedia projects. Her best-known work is The Dinner Party, which explores women’s history.
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John Singleton Copley (1738–1815) was a master portraitist and painter of historical scenes, his works are considered aristocratically elegant.
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Known for glass-covered boxes filled with enigmatically arranged found objects and collages, Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) was a product of surrealism, which relied on irrational juxtaposition.
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Stuart Davis (1894–1964) borrowed cubism from European artists and made it American his paintings present bright colors.
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A major proponent of abstract expressionism and action painting, Willem de Kooning (1904–1997) arrived in the United States as a stowaway and first supported himself here as a house painter, toward the end of his life he worked on sculptures.
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One of the best-known paintings by Thomas Eakins (1844–1916), The Gross Clinic, captures a surgical operation, a subject considered inappropriate at the time. Eakins lost an academic position because he used nude models in mixed classes.
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Jenny Holzer (born 1950) produces multimedia works electronic message boards are one of the media she uses.
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Winslow Homer (1836–1910) excelled in painting dramatic seascapes, one example is On a Lee Shore.
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Lonely streets, buildings, and interiors dominate the canvases of Edward Hopper (1882–1967) his work has influenced a 21st-century photographer of street scenes.
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Robert Indiana (born 1928) produces pop paintings and sculptures, such as his Love series that sometimes call to mind large signs.
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A pop artist, Jasper Johns (born 1930) has used flags, beer cans, and targets in his sculpture and paintings; he finds meaning in everyday objects.
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Franz Kline (1910–1962) produced monumental black-and-white works these are examples of abstract expressionism.
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Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) was the pop artist recognized for his paintings based on comic strips, later he created pop versions of well-known 19th- and 20th-century artworks.
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Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) painted scenes reflecting the landscape in the southwestern part of the United States, she made her home in New Mexico.
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Renowned for his abstract works, Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) produced materials for architectural spaces one of his most famous works is the sculpture garden of the UNESCO building in Paris.
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The paintings of Barnett Newman (1905–1971) range from abstract expressionism to the color-field movement. He developed a unique geometric style that became his trademark.
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The most famous of Flemish artists and a leading baroque figure, Peter Paul Rubens created material that demonstrated his energy and enthusiasm for his work. He turned out such masterpieces as The Raising of the Cross (1610–1611) and The Judgment of Paris (1638–1639).
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James Abbott McNeil Whistler (1834–1903) created paintings that exhibit a compelling sense of design and color, his series Nocturnes was a forerunner of what came to be known as abstract art.
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Known as the leading portraitist of America’s Federal period, Gilbert Stuart (1775–1828) produced more than a thousand portraits of four presidents, diplomats, and notables he was best known for his portraits of George Washington.
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Art historians refer to Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) as a master of the Dutch school; he painted and drew approximately 600 works.
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Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) is known as one of the 19th century’s most influential artists, much of his work was produced in a 29-month period leading up to his suicide.
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Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) was a leading Post-Impressionist painter at the age of thirty-five, he abandoned his family to focus on his painting career.
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Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) was a self-taught practitioner, and he produced colorful paintings, frequently of jungle scenes.
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Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) was a poet, architect, and sculptor in addition to achieving fame as a painter, he is probably best known for his frescoes on the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling.
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (c. 1573–1610) produced bold paintings marked by light and shadow breaking with past artistic practice, he showed the saints as everyday people.
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The creations of Diego Rivera (1886–1957) celebrate Mexico’s history and workers, he is a founder of the Mexican mural renaissance.
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) possessed many talents; two of his most famous paintings are The Last Supper (1495–1498) and the Mona Lisa (1503–1506).
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Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) produced many important paintings including The Three Musicians (1921) and Guernica (1937) beyond his life as a painter, he was a sculptor, graphic artist, and ceramicist.
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Answer key
C, 2- B, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A, 6-C, 7-A, 8-A, 9-A, 10-B
SENTENCES: COMMA SPLICES AND RUN-ON SENTENCES: EDITING
These MULTIPLE CHOICE exercises are from the Little Seagull Handbook (Bullock et al., 2017). The paragraph below contains several comma splices and fused sentences. The entire paragraph is included in the first question, but for each question, decide if the underlined, italicized selection needs to be revised or if it is correct as is.
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