Combine the sentences using an appositive: The Amazon is the largest rainforest. The Amazon is located in South America.

The Amazon, the largest rainforest, is located in South America.

The Amazon is located in South America, the largest rainforest.

The largest rainforest, the Amazon, is located in South America.

The Amazon is the largest rainforest located in South America.

Combine the sentences using an appositive: Mount Everest is the highest mountain. Mount Everest is in the Himalayas.

Mount Everest, the highest mountain, is in the Himalayas.

Mount Everest is in the Himalayas, the highest mountain.

The highest mountain, Mount Everest, is in the Himalayas.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the Himalayas.

Combine the sentences using an appositive: Shakespeare wrote many plays. Shakespeare was a famous playwright.

Shakespeare, a famous playwright, wrote many plays.

Shakespeare wrote many plays, a famous playwright.

A famous playwright, Shakespeare, wrote many plays.

Shakespeare wrote many plays as a famous playwright.

Combine the sentences using an appositive: The Nile is the longest river. The Nile flows through Egypt.

The Nile, the longest river, flows through Egypt.

The Nile flows through Egypt, the longest river.

The longest river, the Nile, flows through Egypt.

The Nile is the longest river flowing through Egypt.

Combine the sentences using an appositive: Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity. Albert Einstein was a physicist.

Albert Einstein, a physicist, developed the theory of relativity.

Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity, a physicist.

A physicist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory of relativity.

Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity as a physicist.

Combine the sentences using an appositive: The Great Wall is a famous landmark. The Great Wall is in China.

The Great Wall, a famous landmark, is in China.

The Great Wall is in China, a famous landmark.

A famous landmark, the Great Wall, is in China.

The Great Wall is a famous landmark in China.

Combine the sentences using an appositive: The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean. The Pacific Ocean is between Asia and America.

The Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean, is between Asia and America.

The Pacific Ocean is between Asia and America, the largest ocean.

The largest ocean, the Pacific Ocean, is between Asia and America.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean between Asia and America.

Combine the sentences using an appositive: Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance artist.

Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance artist, painted the Mona Lisa.

Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, a Renaissance artist.

A Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci, painted the Mona Lisa.

Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa as a Renaissance artist.

Combine the sentences using an appositive: The Sahara is the largest desert. The Sahara is in Africa.

The Sahara, the largest desert, is in Africa.

The Sahara is in Africa, the largest desert.

The largest desert, the Sahara, is in Africa.

The Sahara is the largest desert in Africa.

Combine the sentences using an appositive: The Eiffel Tower is a famous structure. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

The Eiffel Tower, a famous structure, is in Paris.

The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, a famous structure.

A famous structure, the Eiffel Tower, is in Paris.

The Eiffel Tower is a famous structure in Paris.

Combine the sentences using an appositive: The Taj Mahal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Taj Mahal is in India.

The Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in India.

The Taj Mahal is in India, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Taj Mahal, is in India.

The Taj Mahal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in India.

Combining Sentences with Appositives

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1 min • 1 pt

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.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Combine the sentences creating an appositive.
Example: Jane, a teacher, found the textbook.
Rover chewed my slippers. Rover is a puppy.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

APPOSITIVE

COMPOUND VERB

PARTICIPIAL PHRASE

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

DEPENDENT CLAUSE

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Combine the sentences creating an appositive.
Example: Jane, a teacher, found the textbook.
Misty twirls across the stage. Misty is a dancer.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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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.

Combine the sentences by using an appositive or relative clause:

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:

Combine the sentences by using an appositive or relative clause:

Combine the sentences by using an appositive or relative clause:

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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.

Combine the sentences creating an appositive.
Example: Jane, a teacher, found the textbook.
Misty twirls across the stage. Misty is a dancer.