Combining Sentences with Appositives

Combine the sentences and include an appositive.

Ex: Jane, a teacher, found the textbook.

The Congo is 3,000 miles long. The Congo is a river in Africa.

Combine the sentences creating an appositive.

Example: Jane, a teacher, found the textbook.

Fireflies are in the jar. Fireflies are a type of glowing bug.

Combine the sentences creating an appositive.

Example: Jane, a teacher, found the textbook.

San Francisco has many hills. San Francisco is a city in California.

Combine the sentences creating an appositive.

Example: Jane, a teacher, found the textbook.

Rover chewed my slippers. Rover is a puppy.

Mr. Severson, a science teacher, made several kids puke after dissecting a frog.

• APPOSITIVE

• COMPOUND VERB

• PARTICIPIAL PHRASE

• PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

• DEPENDENT CLAUSE

Combine the sentences by using an appositive or relative clause:

• Grandma sent me to our local grocery store Albertsons is that store.

• Albertsons, our local grocery store, is where Grandma sent me to.

• Our local grocery store is Albertsons and that is where Grandma sent me to.

• Grandma sent me to Albertsons, our local grocery store.

Combine the sentences creating an appositive.

Example: Jane, a teacher, found the textbook.

Misty twirls across the stage. Misty is a dancer.

Combine the sentences by using an appositive or relative clause:

• I bought cinnamon, my grandma needs cinnamon, for my grandma.

• My grandma needs cinnamon for baking I bought cinnamon for her.

• I bought cinnamon for my grandma, who needs it for baking.

• For baking, I bought cinnamon, that my grandma needs.

Combine the sentences by using an appositive or relative clause:

• Gingerbread cookies, are my favorite, and my grandma baked some for us.

• My grandma baked my favorite cookies, gingerbread, for us.

• My grandma baked gingerbread cookies for us they are my favorite.

• My favorite cookies, gingerbread, my grandma baked for us.

Combine the sentences by using an appositive or relative clause:

• While baking, my grandma ran out of cinnamon, one of the most important ingredients.

• Cinnamon, one of the most important ingredients while baking, my grandma ran out.

• My grandma ran out of the most important ingredient cinnamon is an important ingredient.

• My grandma, while baking, ran out of cinnamon, which is important.