EXERCISE 9. REVISE EACH OF THE SENTENCES BY MOVING A WORD OR WORDS BEF...
10. Soccer is a popular sport worldwide, and its popularity has increased in the United
States.
C L E A R , F O R C E F U L S E N T E N C E S 135Appositives
Use appositives to achieve conciseness and vary the sentence structure (see also
Lesson 25, page 203).
WITHOUT APPOSITIVES
: The eagle, which is the U.S. national symbol,
won out over the turkey, which was Benjamin
Franklin’s choice.
WITH APPOSITIVES
: The eagle, the U.S. national symbol, won out
over the turkey, Benjamin Franklin’s choice.
WITHOUT APPOSITIVES
: The medieval dinner plate was often a thick
slice of stale bread and was called a trencher.
WITH APPOSITIVES