Task 2 Softskill (Business English 2 #)

Assignment 1

1.)    Examples of Sentences with Appositives

Answer

1. That ladybug, an insect, just landed on the rose bush.

2. Mr. Harrison, the principal at my school, wears a tie every day.

3. I like spaghetti, an Italian dish with noodles and sauce.

4. Marcus, my sister's hamster, likes to run in a wheel.

5. The play was brilliant, and I enjoyed Mary, the best actress in our school.

6. I really like my grand father's horse Chester.

7) My mom, a nurse at the hospital, has to work late sometimes.

8) The red shirt, a gift from grandma, has a heart on the front.

9) My friend Lisa is an excellent dancer.

10) Did you leave your bag, a pink purse, on the bus?

11) My pet lizard Spike likes to eat flies.

12) The cake, a chocolate puppy, is for Russ' first birthday.

13) The jeans, my favorite pair, need to be washed.

14) The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.

15) The insect, a large cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.

16) The insect, a large cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table.

17) The insect, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is    crawling across the kitchen table.

18) During the dinner conversation, Clifford, the messiest eater at the table, spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.

19) My 486 computer, a modern-day dinosaur, chews floppy disks as noisily as my   brother does peanut brittle.

20) Genette's bedroom desk, the biggest disaster area in the house, is a collection of overdue library books, dirty plates, computer components, old mail, cat hair, and empty potato chip bags.

21) Reliable, Diane's eleven-year-old beagle, chews holes in the living room carpeting as if he were still a puppy.

22.) The puppy, a golden retriever, is my newest pet.

23.) A two-year-old rambunctious puppy, Brady ripped up a pillow while I was away for     a moment in the kitchen.

24.) Angry at Brady, I began yelling but stopped when I looked at him, a sweet little puppy unaware of his wrongdoing and still not quite housetrained.

25.) Don't leave your shoes there, or my dog, Ollie, will munch them. (In this example, the appositive is Ollie. It is in apposition (as it's called) to my dog).

26.) My best friend, Lee, caught a whelk when he was fishing for bass. (In this example, the appositive is Lee. It is in apposition to My best friend).

27.) Dr Pat, the creator of the turnip brew, sold 8 barrels on the first day. (In this example, the appositive is the creator of the turnip brew. It is in apposition to Dr Pat).