Exercises

	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.*

11. So strapped was the Army for soldiers to fill its units that the Reserve became more important than ever in meeting augmentation needs. The Reserve's numbers were as low as 11,000 to 14,000 in the 1990s.


11. So strapped was the Army for soldiers to fill its units that the Reserve -its numbers as low as 11,000 to 14,000 in the 1990s- became more important than ever in meeting augmentation needs.