In modern plays, actors typically won’t acknowledge the ______ blank do so breaks the fourth wall, a metaphorical barrier between

Question

In modern plays, actors typically won&rsquo;t acknowledge the ______ blank do so breaks the fourth wall, a metaphorical barrier between actors and audiences that allows viewers to suspend the knowledge that they&rsquo;re watching a staged performance. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Accepted Answer

Choice C is the best answer. The convention being tested is punctuation use between sentences. In this choice, the period is used correctly to mark the boundary between one sentence ("In modern...audience") and another ("To do...performance"). Choice A is incorrect because it results in a rhetorically unacceptable sentence fragment beginning with "as." Choice B is incorrect because it results in a run-on sentence. The sentences ("In modern...audience" and "To do...performance") are fused without punctuation and/or a conjunction. Choice D is incorrect because it results in a comma splice. A comma can&rsquo;t be used in this way to mark the boundary between sentences.

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