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Exercise On Appositives (Homework)

The document provides instructions for highlighting nouns and appositives in sentences and combining sentences using appositives. It includes 25 sentences with directions to highlight parts of speech, combine sentences, or modify appositives in specific ways. The goal is to practice identifying and using appositives in sentences.

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Exercise On Appositives (Homework)

The document provides instructions for highlighting nouns and appositives in sentences and combining sentences using appositives. It includes 25 sentences with directions to highlight parts of speech, combine sentences, or modify appositives in specific ways. The goal is to practice identifying and using appositives in sentences.

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I. Highlight the noun and appositive on the sentences below.

Use yellow to highlight the noun whereas green to


highlight the appositive. Then write the type of the appositive on each sentence.
Example:
My son, the policeman, will be visiting us next week.

1. The captain ordered the ship's carpenters to assemble the shallop, a large rowboat.
2. Walter, the playboy and writer, is very attached to his mother, Mrs. Hammon.
3. Paul Newman the famous American actor directed five motion pictures.
4. Elizabeth Teague, a sweet and lovable girl, grew up to be a mentally troubled woman.
5. Sweetbriar a company known throughout the South is considering a nationwide advertising campaign.
6. As an above-average student and talented musician John made his family proud.
7. The extremely popular American film Titanic was widely criticized for its mediocre script.
8. Citizen Kane the greatest American film ever made won only one Academy Award.
9. 60 Minutes the TV news magazine program featured a story on the popular singer Whitney Houston.
10. A gigantic mountain of ice cream, Mary's sundae started to melt when she took it outside.

II. Combine the two sentences into one sentence using appositive. Then highlight the appositive. Use green to
highlight it.
Example:
My mother lost her favourite ring. It was a gift from her great grandmother.
My mother lost her favourite ring, a gift from her great grandmother.

11. I am looking forward to having enchiladas for dinner. It is my favourite food.


I am looking forward to having enchiladas for dinner because it is my favourite food.
12. The Han River flows through Seoul. It is South Korea’s second longest river.
South Korea’s second longest river, The Han River flows through Seoul.
13. The first man in space was from Russia. He was Yuri Gagarin.
Yuri Gagarin the first man in space was from Russia.
14. I sat beside Mr. Jones. He is a city policeman.
Mr. Jones, city policeman, sat beside me.
15. Jack’s dog sat beside a tree and panted. His dog is a big black mutt.
Jack’s dog, a big black mutt, sat beside a tree and panted.
16. Jenny loves to bake bread, cake and cookies. She is a prize-winning baker.
A prize-winning baker, Jenny loves to bake bread, cake, and cookies.
17. I just purchased a house near Central Park. The house is a 30-year-old duplex.
I just purchased a house, the 30 year-old duplex near Central Park.
18. Polar bears are large and furry animals. They eat seals but not penguins.
Polar bears are large and funny animals, they eat seals but not penguins.
19. My grandfather’s dog is a black poodle. It is cute. The dog loves to run and catch rubber balls.
My grandfather’s dog, a cute black poodle, loves to run and catch rubber balls.
20. I watched a movie on the weekend. It was Frozen. It is my favourite movie.
My favourite movie, Frozen, I watched it on the weekend.
III. Make the appositive based on the instruction given on each number.
Example:
The pilot ate his dessert while he was piloting the plane.
(Begin your appositive with the pronoun “something.”)
The pilot ate his dessert, something that he shouldn’t have, while he was piloting the plane.

21. Tom turned the car to the left. (Begin your appositive with a navigation.)
Tom turned the car to the left, into the house
22. The students entered the talent show.
(Begin your appositive with the connective word “especially.”)
The students, especially the talented ones, entered the talent show
23. The boys choose to go watch action movies. (Begin your appositive with the negation “never.”)
The boys choose to go watch action movies, never horror movies.
24. Doughnuts are often high in fat. (Begin your appositive with the pronoun “the kind.”)
Doughnuts , the kind with chocolate, are often high in fat

25. The dinner was given by the people at the church.


(Begin your appositive with the connective “mainly.”)
The dinner, mainly cake, was given by the people at the church

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