5.4.1: Practice-Addition
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Talent Show Auditions
Read the Paragraph and Choose the Connectors. Add commas where needed.
Talent shows on television are loved (also / and also) hated. Contestants perform "live" on the stage before the judges (and / in addition) millions of television viewers. To appear on a show, a contestant has to be talented and a good performer. (Furthermore, / And) the contestant has to be extremely bold. The judges can be mean. If they do not like the performance, they buzz the contestants and criticize them. (In addition to / Besides) they insult the contestants. (Furthermore / Besides) becoming famous, the contestants hope to get rich.
Some contestants have neither talent nor good taste ( additionally / besides) being fools. Others are very smart, talented ( furthermore / and) creative. Most contestants are very talented, (and / as well as) they are looking for a break in show business. With a little imagination ( as well as / in addition) hard work, some will become stars. Most of the contestants will get their "fifteen minutes of fame". (Moreover / As well as) they will face rejection and disappointment.
a break (N) — an opportunity, a chance, a start
bold (Adj) — brave, without fear
buzz (V) — an electronic button that indicates rejection — no!
contestants (N) — people who compete to win
creative (Adj) — using imagination to plan and perform new acts
criticize (V) — to say the good and bad points of something; express approval or disapproval
fool (N) — a person who appears to have poor judgment or a simple mind (or is, in fact, very smart.)
good taste (N) — the sense of what is fitting, harmonious, or beautiful
insult (V) — to say unkind things to someone; offend or be rude
talented (Adj) — having special artistic abilities or skills
Optional comma usage: smart, talented, and creative OR smart, talented and creative; See Comma–series.
Exercise 14: Correct or Incorrect?
A. Read the paragraph
Ben wants to audition for a talent show. He is a tap dancer does a magic act. His act is special because he can tap dance. He can pull a rabbit out of a hat in addition whistling. (He can do all three at the same time.) He went to an audition for a talent show. He wore black pants and a jacket, in addition to his magic hat.
He started with a little tap dance, and then he did his magic act. He thought he did very well. Everyone laughed and cheered. Moreover, they applauded his performance afterwards. The judges said that his act wasn't original or creative. Furthermore, they already had a magic act.
applaud (V) — clap; make an approval sound with the hands
audition (V) — try out; a chance to show the director what he can do so that he can get a job
cheer (V) — shout encouragement (an audience)
magician (N) — a person who does magic tricks
whistle (V) — make a musical sound with the lips
B. Decide whether the sentence is correct or incorrect.
Select your response "correct" or "incorrect". Pay attention to the choice of connector and the punctuation. If it is incorrect write the correction. If it is correct, write"correct."
1. Ben wants to audition for a talent show. He is a tap dancer and does a magic act.
Correct Incorrect
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2. His act is special because he can tap dance and pull a rabbit out of a hat in addition whistling.
Correct Incorrect
Correction:
3. He went to an audition for a talent show. He wore black pants, a jacket, in addition to his magic hat.
Correct Incorrect
Correction:
4. He started with a little tap dance, and then he did his magic act. He thought he did very well. Everyone laughed and cheered. Moreover, they applauded his performance afterwards.
Correct Incorrect
Correction:
5. The judges said that his act wasn't original or creative. Furthermore, they already had a magic act.
Correct Incorrect
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Exercise 15: Add Connectors
A. Read the Context (without connectors)
Janelle is a tough competitor at auditions. She is often called a "triple threat", which means she has multiple talents. Janelle dances, sings, acts,
enchants audiences. She has studied modern, hip-hop, ballet. She has studied African dance. The African dance types include courtship, harvest, fertility,
celebration, wedding, friendship. Janelle also sings beautifully. She has a four-octave vocal range. She has perfect pitch. Without using a microphone, she
can easily be heard in the back of the room. She mostly sings R & B, pop, soul. She sings gospel. Janelle has acted in three Broadway musicals: Wicked,
Chicago, Lion King. She is currently playing the part of "Rafiki" in The Lion King. She will be going on an International tour to Japan, China, Indonesia,
the Philippines.
audience (N) — people who attend, enjoy a performance on stage
audition (N) — try out; show your talents to the judges or director so that you can get the job (acting, singing, etc.)
enchant (V) — delight; give a magical quality to a performance
go on tour (V) — travel around the country or world
musical (N) — a stage show with music and acting, such as Chicago, The.4 Sound of Music, Annie, West Side Story, Cabaret, etc.
octave (N) — music: a series of eight tones (e.g., A, B, C, D, E, F, G)
R & B — rhythm and blues style of singing
role (N) — character or part in a play, opera or musical
triple threat — having three talents, such as throwing, passing and running, or singing , acting, and dancing; a person who will easily get hired because of three related skills
B. Edit the Paragraph by Adding Coordinators
Each of the sentences taken from the reading is missing a coordinator. Edit the sentence in the space to the right of each sentence using coordinators. (More than one response may be correct.) Add commas if necessary.
1. Janelle dances, sings, acts, enchants audiences.
2. She has studied modern, hip-hop, ballet. She has studied African dance.
3. The African dance types include friendship, courtship, wedding, fertility, harvest dances.
4. Janelle sings beautifully. She has a four-octave vocal range. She has perfect pitch.
5. She mostly sings R & B, pop, soul. She sings gospel.
6. She will be going on an International tour to Japan, China, Indonesia, the Philippines.