Lab Activity 32: Correcting Run-On Sentences

Lab Activities
Lab Activity 32: Correcting Run-On Sentences

Objective: To use coordinating conjunctions, dependent words, or transitions to correct run-on sentences.

Step 2: For each sentence below, select the appropriate coordinating conjunction, dependent word, or transition.

1. Plays were a popular form of entertainment in Shakespeare's time; _________, they continue to be a popular form of entertainment today.

however

while

as

because

2. Plays are performed on Broadway, off Broadway, in regional theaters, at colleges and universities, and in elementary schools and churches; _________, they are performed virtually everywhere.

so that

although

in fact

though

3. The kinds of plays performed vary widely perhaps _________ audience tastes vary widely.

because

and

but

therefore

4. Some people prefer musicals _________ others like regular dramas.

while

and

but

furthermore

5. Andrew Lloyd Weber seemed to revitalize the Broadway scene with his big-production musicals; _________, other playwrights pursued political or social issues.

meanwhile

though

while

when

6. Writers such as Ntozake Shange and David Henry Hwang have changed the face of American drama, _________ Nigerian Wole Soyinka focused international attention on playwriting with his Nobel prize.

and

in addition

furthermore

even though

7. Some production companies traditionally associated with films have taken to the stage; _________, Disney Studios has staged musical versions of The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast.

for example

even though

because

while

8. Some plays have also been reformulated into films; _________, My Fair Lady and, more recently, Chicago both started out on the stage.

for instance

while

although

so that

9. Some plays use minimal staging _________ others rely on elaborate set designs.

while

but

for example

and

10. Costumes may also be minimal or opulent; _________, some plays are performed in the nude while others use numerous costume changes.

indeed

because

so that

while