Writing Handbook Exercises
 

Forming Appositives

Combine the two sentences, turning the bold-faced sentence into an appositive. Punctuate the new sentence with commas or dashes as you see fit. Write your finished sentences in the blanks provided.

example:

The Canadian contribution to the Kosovo air campaign was small when compared to the massive US deployment.

Eighteen CF-18 aircraft took an active part in the bombing.

The Canadian contribution to the Kosovo air campaign - eighteen CF-18 aircraft took an active part in the bombing - was small when compared to the massive US deployment.

2. The two sister colleges of RMC were quickly shut down.

The two sister colleges were Royal Roads on the West Coast and Collège militaire royal in Québec.