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Appositives & Non Defining Clauses

The document provides examples of exercises to practice rewriting sentences using appositives and non-defining clauses. For the first exercise, the document gives 5 sentences that need to be rewritten so that the underlined parts are connected with appositives. For the second exercise, 6 sentences are provided to rewrite using either "who" or "which" and proper comma usage for non-defining clauses. The goal is to improve skills with appositives and non-defining clauses.

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Appositives & Non Defining Clauses

The document provides examples of exercises to practice rewriting sentences using appositives and non-defining clauses. For the first exercise, the document gives 5 sentences that need to be rewritten so that the underlined parts are connected with appositives. For the second exercise, 6 sentences are provided to rewrite using either "who" or "which" and proper comma usage for non-defining clauses. The goal is to improve skills with appositives and non-defining clauses.

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Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentence pairs by using appositives.

1 Baby sharks are called pups. Pups can be born in one of three ways
__Baby sharks, called pups, can be born in one of three ways
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2 The Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest ocean. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the
south.
___the pacific ocean, the world´s largest ocean, extends from the artic in the north to the southern ocean in the
south________________________________________________________________________________

3 Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics. He is a champion swimmer.
___Michael Phelps, a champion swimmer, won eight gold medals in the 2008
Olympics_______________________________________________________________________________

4 Ashley introduced her colleague Dan to her husband, Jim. She speculated that the two of them would have a lot in
common.
__Ashley_introduced_to her husband Jim her colleague Dan, speculated that the two of them would have a lot in common.
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5 Cacao is harvested by hand. It is then sold to chocolate-processing companies at the Coffee, Sugar, and Cocoa
Exchange.
___cacao, harvested by hand, is then sold to chocolate-processing companies at the Coffee, Sugar, and Cocoa Exchange.
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Exercise 2. Non defining Clauses Activity.

Rewrite the following sentences with either 'who' or 'which', make sure to use commas properly. Note check the
conjugation of the verbs between brackets.
1. The new school a pool opened last week. (have)
the new school which has a pool, opened last week

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2. My cousin you last year just got married. (meet)

___my cousin, who you met last year, just got married____________________________________________________________

3. She offered me a coffee just what I needed (be)

___she offered me a cofee, which was just what i needed___________________________________________________________

4. My grandfather 87 goes swimming every day (be)

___my grandfather, which goes swimming every day, will be 87 __________________________________________________________

5. The house built in 1883 has just been opened to the public. (be)

___the house, which has just been opened to the public, was built in
1883___________________________________________________________

6. Centre Park we love is really busy on Saturdays.


centre park, which we love, is really busy on saturdays
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