BJU English 5 Chapter 15 Review

The Theatre Company can be seen at the Sydney Opera House, or you could go to their theatre on McDougall Street.

There are entrances for the performers down below. (below is a preposition)

Australia is a country across the Pacific Ocean.

A competition was held for the design of an opera house.

The Playhouse produces good plays but only small plays can be performed there.

Of the 233 entries, Joern Utzon's was the best.

Construction began on the opera house in 1959.

The Playhouse produces good plays, but only small plays can be performed there. (phrase in bold is a DEPENDENT CLAUSE)

The Opera Theater has an orchestra pit below the stage. (below is a preposition)

The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs present a series of concerts every year.

The Australian Ballet performs at the Sydney Opera House.

The Drama Theatre is the better choice if you have many scene changes in your play.

Utzon was an architect from Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Concert Hall can seat 2,679 people around the stage. (around is a preposition)

While the Drama Theater can have bigger plays, the audience can see better in the Playhouse. (Bold phrase is DEPENDENT)

Whenever I go to a play, I sit up close. (bolded clause is INDEPENDENT)

The Drama Theatre is the better choice if you have many scene changes in your play. (Bold clause is DEPENDENT)

There was no concert hall or opera house in Sydney until 1973.

The Australian Ballet tours through Australia, and they often tour overseas.

Whenever I go to a play I sit up close.

There was no concert hall or opera house in Sydney until 1973.

Construction began on the opera house in 1959.

There are four theaters inside the opera house. (inside is an adverb)

You can take a tour to have a look around. (around is an adverb)

The Bell Shakespeare Company performs Shakespeare, but it also performs other plays by modern and classic writers.

A competition was held for the design of an opera house.

Because the Australian Chamber Orchestra is the only national orchestra, they travel all over Australia.

The Drama Theater seats 544 and the Playhouse seats 398.

The Drama Theater seats 544, and the Playhouse seats 398. (Bolded phrase is INDEPENDENT)

Sydney is the largest city in Australia.

Joern Utzon was invited to the Sydney Opera House in 1999 although he had resigned in 1966.

The seats in the Drama Theater allow you to see over people's heads. (over is a preposition)

While the Drama Theater can have bigger plays the audience can see better in the Playhouse.

Some events are held in the Forecourt, which is outside. (outside is a preposition)

Plays, operas, concerts, and lectures could all be performed inside. (inside is an adverb)