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.
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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. |
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| 6. It was the ancient Greeks who first believed that combat ennobles the human spirit, and that humanity's highest values could be experienced only in armed conflict.
Humanity's highest values, according to the ancient Greeks, were courage, endurance, skill, and sacrifice. |
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6. It was the ancient Greeks who first believed that combat ennobles the human spirit, and that humanity's highest values - courage, endurance, skill, and sacrifice - could be experienced only in armed conflict.
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