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.

12. Reservists believe strongly that Militia units constitute the country's mobilization base.

Having this mobilization base is the only way in which a large army could be recruited in an emergency.