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*GRAMMAR 9.10 PRACTICE (due date: Friday, April 8)
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REDO CODE: LRN27D
PART 1 of 1
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify each appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence.
(26 points)
*Look at the number in parentheses to determine the exact number of words to put in the box.
*Do not include any punctuation in your answer.
2. Identify the noun that the appositive or appositive phrase identifies.
(26 points)
*Look at the number in parentheses to determine the exact number of words to put in the box.
Sentence #1:
Washington’s picture is on a coin, the quarter.
Question 1
1.
Appositive:
Washington’s picture is on a coin, the quarter. (2)
Question 2
2.
Noun:
Washington’s picture is on a coin, the quarter. (1)
Sentence #2:
John Adams succeeded the president, George Washington, as president of the United States.
Question 3
3.
Appositive:
John Adams succeeded the president, George Washington, as president of the United States. (2)
Question 4
4.
Noun:
John Adams succeeded the president, George Washington, as president of the United States. (1)
Sentence #3:
Adams’s wife, Abigail, was well-read and outspoken.
Question 5
5.
Appositive:
Adams’s wife, Abigail, was well-read and outspoken. (1)
Question 6
6.
Noun:
Adams’s wife, Abigail, was well-read and outspoken. (1)
Sentence #4:
Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of a historic document, the Declaration of Independence.
Question 7
7.
Appositive:
Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of a historic document, the Declaration of Independence. (4)
Question 8
8.
Noun:
Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of a historic document, the Declaration of Independence. (1)
Sentence #5:
Jefferson designed Monticello, his thirty-two room house.
Question 9
9.
Appositive:
Jefferson designed Monticello, his thirty-two room house. (4)
Question 10
10.
Noun:
Jefferson designed Monticello, his thirty-two room house. (1)
Sentence #6:
Dolly Madison, wife of James Madison, rescued important government documents from the White House before fire could destroy them.
Question 11
11.
Appositive:
Dolly Madison, wife of James Madison, rescued important government documents from the White House before fire could destroy them. (4)
Question 12
12.
Noun:
Dolly Madison, wife of James Madison, rescued important government documents from the White House before fire could destroy them. (2)
Sentence #7:
James Monroe was said to have nursed the wounds of the famous French soldier Marquis de Lafayette.
Question 13
13.
Appositive:
James Monroe was said to have nursed the wounds of the famous French soldier Marquis de Lafayette. (3)
Question 14
14.
Noun:
James Monroe was said to have nursed the wounds of the famous French soldier Marquis de Lafayette. (1)
Sentence #8:
Monroe was president when the United States acquired Florida, a populous territory.
Question 15
15.
Appositive:
Monroe was president when the United States acquired Florida, a populous territory. (3)
Question 16
16.
Noun:
Monroe was president when the United States acquired Florida, a populous territory. (1)
Sentence #9:
John Quincy Adams, the son of the second president, served only one term.
Question 17
17.
Appositive:
John Quincy Adams, the son of the second president, served only one term. (6)
Question 18
18.
Noun:
John Quincy Adams, the son of the second president, served only one term. (3)
Sentence #10:
A former governor of New York, Martin Van Buren capitalized on the popularity of his predecessor.
Question 19
19.
Appositive:
A former governor of New York, Martin Van Buren capitalized on the popularity of his predecessor. (6)
Question 20
20.
Noun:
A former governor of New York, Martin Van Buren capitalized on the popularity of his predecessor. (3)
Sentence #11:
William Henry Harrison’s nickname, “Old Tippecanoe,” came from his military victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.
Question 21
21.
Appositive:
William Henry Harrison’s nickname, “Old Tippecanoe,” came from his military victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. (2)
Question 22
22.
Noun:
William Henry Harrison’s nickname, “Old Tippecanoe,” came from his military victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. (1)
Sentence #12:
Harrison’s successor, John Tyler, was the first person to become president because of the
death of the current president.
Question 23
23.
Appositive:
Harrison’s successor, John Tyler, was the first person to become president because of the
death of the current president. (2)
Question 24
24.
Noun:
Harrison’s successor, John Tyler, was the first person to become president because of the
death of the current president. (1)
Sentence #13:
The “dark horse” candidate, James K. Polk, was backed by the Democratic party.
Question 25
25.
Appositive:
The “dark horse” candidate, James K. Polk, was backed by the Democratic party. (3)
Question 26
26.
Noun:
The “dark horse” candidate, James K. Polk, was backed by the Democratic party. (1)
Sentence #14:
Polk wished to acquire California, a Mexican Territory.
Question 27
27.
Appositive:
Polk wished to acquire California, a Mexican Territory. (3)
Question 28
28.
Noun:
Polk wished to acquire California, a Mexican Territory. (1)
Sentence #15:
Zachary Taylor, “Old Rough and Ready,” achieved much popularity as a general in the Mexican War.
Question 29
29.
Appositive:
Zachary Taylor, “Old Rough and Ready,” achieved much popularity as a general in the Mexican War. (4)
Question 30
30.
Noun:
Zachary Taylor, “Old Rough and Ready,” achieved much popularity as a general in the Mexican War. (2)
Sentence #16:
Taylor, the twelfth president, died after only a year in office.
Question 31
31.
Appositive:
Taylor, the twelfth president, died after only a year in office. (3)
Question 32
32.
Noun:
Taylor, the twelfth president, died after only a year in office. (1)
Sentence #17:
Franklin Pierce’s good friend Nathaniel Hawthorne helped to promote his presidential candidacy.
Question 33
33.
Appositive:
Franklin Pierce’s good friend Nathaniel Hawthorne helped to promote his presidential
candidacy. (2)
Question 34
34.
Noun:
Franklin Pierce’s good friend Nathaniel Hawthorne helped to promote his presidential
candidacy. (1)
Sentence #18:
The Supreme Court case Dred Scott v.Sanford was decided during James Buchanan’s presidency.
Question 35
35.
Appositive:
The Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford was decided during James Buchanan’s presidency. (4)
Question 36
36.
Noun:
The Supreme Court case Dred Scott v.Sanford was decided during James Buchanan’s presidency. (1)
Sentence #19:
Buchanan was defeated by the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln.
Question 37
37.
Appositive:
Buchanan was defeated by the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln. (2)
Question 38
38.
Noun:
Buchanan was defeated by the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln. (1)
Sentence #20:
Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, had to lead the country during a bloody civil war.
Question 39
39.
Appositive:
Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, had to lead the country during a bloody civil war. (5)
Question 40
40.
Noun:
Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, had to lead the country during a bloody civil war. (1)
Sentence #21:
Lincoln earned the nickname "The Great Emancipator.”
Question 41
41.
Appositive:
Lincoln earned the nickname "The Great Emancipator.” (3)
Question 42
42.
Noun:
Lincoln earned the nickname "The Great Emancipator.” (1)
Sentence #22:
The assassin John Wilkes Booth shot and killed Lincoln one month after he began his second term.
Question 43
43.
Appositive:
The assassin John Wilkes Booth shot and killed Lincoln one month after he began his second term. (3)
Question 44
44.
Noun:
The assassin John Wilkes Booth shot and killed Lincoln one month after he began his second term. (1)
Sentence #23:
The vice president, Andrew Jackson, was sworn in as president after Lincoln’s death.
Question 45
45.
Appositive:
The vice president, Andrew Jackson, was sworn in as president after Lincoln’s death. (2)
Question 46
46.
Noun:
The vice president, Andrew Jackson, was sworn in as president after Lincoln’s death. (2)
Sentence #24:
The celebrated Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant became the eighteenth president of the United States in 1869.
Question 47
47.
Appositive:
The celebrated Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant became the eighteenth president of the United States in 1869. (3)
Question 48
48.
Noun:
The celebrated Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant became the eighteenth president of the United States in 1869. (1)
Sentence #25:
Rutherford B. Hayes’s wife, Lucy, was the first wife of a president to hold a college degree.
Question 49
49.
Appositive:
Rutherford B. Hayes’s wife, Lucy, was the first wife of a president to hold a college degree. (1)
Question 50
50.
Noun:
Rutherford B. Hayes’s wife, Lucy, was the first wife of a president to hold a college degree. (1)
Sentence #26:
The United States battleship
Maine
blew up in Cuba’s harbor during William McKinley’s
presidency.
Question 51
51.
Appositive:
The United States battleship
Maine
blew up in Cuba’s harbor during William McKinley’s
presidency. (1)
Question 52
52.
Noun:
The United States battleship
Maine
blew up in Cuba’s harbor during William McKinley’s
presidency. (1)