Correcting Phrase Fragments (page two)

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(a) Boogie-woogie is the most physical piano rhythm in the world of jazz.
(b) Boogie-woogie is a kind of jazz. It has the most physical piano rhythm in jazz.
(a) The word boogie comes from African-American slang and means to dance very rhythmically using the whole body as opposed to only the feet and legs.
(b) The word boogie comes from African-American slang and means to dance very rhythmically. Boogie dancing uses the whole body as opposed to only the feet and legs.

(a) It is possible that boogie derives from the West African Kongo word mbugi, meaning "devilishly good."
(b) It is possible that boogie derives from the West African Kongo word mbugi. The Kongo word means "devilishly good."
(a) Over the repeated, rocking left-hand rhythm, the right hand plays percussive phrases and chords.
(b) The right hand plays over the repeated, rocking left-hand rhythm. The right hand plays percussive phrases and chords.
(a) The style probably grew out of early blues accompaniments on banjo, guitar, or piano.
(b) The style probably grew out of early blues accompaniments. Those blues accompaniments were played on banjo, guitar, or piano.
(a) Considered low class during the first few decades of this century, boogie-woogie was generally confined to barrelhouses, dance halls, and houses of ill-repute.
(b) Boogie-woogies was considered low class during the first few decades of this century. As a result, it was generally confined to barrelhouses, dance halls, and houses of ill-repute.

(a) In a Chicago dance hall brawl over a woman, Clarence "Pine Top" Smith (1904-1929) was shot dead only three months after he had recorded "Pine Top's Boogie-Woogie."
(b) Clarence "Pine Top" Smith (1904-1929) was involved in a Chicago dance hall brawl over a woman. He was shot dead only three months after he had recorded "Pine Top's Boogie-Woogie."
(a) "Pine Top's Boogie-Woogie" gave the whole genre its name and also defined the main characteristics of the rocking style.
(b) "Pine Top's Boogie-Woogie" gave the whole genre its name. It also defined the main characteristics of the rocking style.