Grammar Exercises

Grammar Exercises

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Exercise 1 number 2,3,5

2. the appositive is the rage  the phrase it details is the rest of the paragraph

3. the appositive is the thought and the description of slavery is the phrase

5. appositive is the starting point and the phrase it deals with is “from which to …agendas”

Exercise 2 number 1,2,3

1.Several West African countries Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Cameroon, and Togo were at some time in their history under colonial rule.

2. The mayoral candidate’s rally opened to throngs of people, an unusually large turnout for a cold, rainy day.

3.The British parliamentary system has two branches: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

Exercise 3 number 4, 5

4. My car, an old blue station wagon with a dent in the fender, is in the parking lot.

5.That call was from Bridget, the top student in my calculus class.

Exercise 4 number 6, 7

6.the appositive is “ the saintly Atticus Finch” this is used to identify whom Scout’s father is.

7. the appositive is “ a gooney recluse …compassion” this appositive is used to describe Boo Radley

Exercise 5 number 1, 2

1.     The appositive: the moral and political evidence (describing the evidence)

Ex. I am a dog – a bad one at that – who tore up the furniture.

2.     The appositive: “ a patience that nothing …the soul can give” (describing the patience)

Ex. I traveled through four different states: California, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.