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Appositive Error Recognition Exercise

The document contains 10 sentences with errors related to appositive phrases. The summary identifies 3 sentences with errors: 1. Sentence 1 is incorrect because it is missing a comma between the appositive phrase "an old friend" and the main clause. 2. Sentence 6 is incorrect because it is missing a comma between the subject "Charles" and the main clause. 3. Sentence 7 is incorrect because it is missing a comma between the appositive phrase "a book which is often read to children" and the main clause.

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Appositive Error Recognition Exercise

The document contains 10 sentences with errors related to appositive phrases. The summary identifies 3 sentences with errors: 1. Sentence 1 is incorrect because it is missing a comma between the appositive phrase "an old friend" and the main clause. 2. Sentence 6 is incorrect because it is missing a comma between the subject "Charles" and the main clause. 3. Sentence 7 is incorrect because it is missing a comma between the appositive phrase "a book which is often read to children" and the main clause.

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Exercise I.

Recognizing Appositive Errors


Directions: On the line provided, write an I if the sentence is Incorrect and a C if the sentence is Correct. CORECT EACH ERROR.

__I______ 1. Last week, an old friend, came to see me.


____C____ 2. Lobster, my favorite food, is served fresh at this restaurant.
____C____ 3. Ethan Allen, he was a famous American revolutionist, lived in Vermont.
____I____ 4. Born on June 22, 1973, my son he is Charles will be twenty-three years old on his next birthday.
__C_____ 5. Old maid, a favorite children’s game, is played with cards.
___I_____ 6. For Christmas, Charles, wants a new stereo.
___I_____ 7. Huckleberry fin, a book which is often read to children, remains popular with adults as well.
____I____ 8. On the table, Harold, found the pen he thought he had lost.
____I____ 9. Broccoli, it is a vegetable which can be prepared in many ways, contains many essential vitamins and minerals.
____I____ 10. Montana, it is the fourth largest state in the U. S., only has a population of about 200,000.

TOEFL Practice. Choose the option that best completes the sentence.

1. The town of Cody, Wyoming, is named after Buffalo Bill 2. Liz Moses, ____________, grows beautiful vegetables in her
Cody, ____________. garden.
a) he was a wild West cowboy and entertainer a) is my next-door neighbor
b) a wild West cowboy and entertainer. b) of my next-door neighbor
c) to be a wild West cowboy and entertainer. c) whom my next-door neighbor
d) was a wild West cowboy and entertainer. d) my next-door neighbor
3. Marie Curie, _____________, eventually died from the side 4. ______________, to look up, means to search for
effects of her work. something in a book or dictionary.
a) was the scientist who discovered radium a) this phrase
b) whose scientific discovered radium b) for this phrase
c) the scientist discovered radium c) it is this phrase
d) the scientist who discovered radium d) phrased
5. My cousin, ___________ when I need her, knows me very 6. __________, tender Little pnats which are good to eat, can
well. be found in the forests.
a) always available is a friend a) They are fiddleheads
b) she is a friend who is always available b) In the early spring
c) a friend who is always available c) Fiddleheads
d) her friend is always available d) Sometimes

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