Appositives possible solutions

1.     My lunch, an onion and garlic sandwich, smells great.

2.     My son, an engineer, will be moving to Toronto next week.

3.     Jessica, the youngest student in the class, had the highest mark.

The youngest student in the class, Jessica, had the highest mark.

4.     The baby, a six-month-old, does not sleep well.

The baby, a poor sleeper, is six months old.

5.     Eileen, the marketing manager, organized the ad campaign.

6.     The class was taught by Mrs. McKnight, a retired teacher.

Mrs. McKnight, a retired teacher, taught the class.

7.     The car, a red convertible, was speeding through the neighbourhood.

8.     Friends, an American situation comedy, is very popular with ESL students.

9.     The Nakdong River, the longest river in Korea, is over 500 km long.

The longest river in Korea, the Nakdong, is over 500 km long.

10.                         English, the language of business, is a challenging language to   

 learn.

          English, a challenging language to learn, is the language of business.

          The language of business, English, is a challenging language to learn.

The Final Game sent comb test

1. Students, coaches and parents have gathered for the provincial final in senior girls’ basketball.

Students, coaches and parents have gathered for the senior girls’ basketball provincial final.

2. Hundreds of fans come to the arena from the towns with teams in the provincials.

Hundreds of fans come to the arena from the towns that have teams in the provincials.

3. In the arena, there is a display of colourful banners and people who are cheering and chanting for victory.

In the arena, there is a display of colourful banners and people; the people are cheering and chanting for victory.

4. The players enter the floor area from the dressing rooms; when they begin to warm up, they receive a standing ovation from their supporters.

After the players enter the floor area from the dressing rooms, they begin to warm up; then they receive a standing ovation from their supporters.

After the players enter the floor area from the dressing rooms, they receive a standing ovation from their supporters as they begin to warm up.

5. Both teams are considered victors to their fans for getting to the finals whatever the outcome.

Whatever the outcome, both teams are considered victors to their fans for getting to the finals.

To their fans, both teams are considered victors for getting to the finals whatever the outcome.

Descriptive paragraph- My Grandmother's Face

      My grandmother had a lovely face.  Her grey hair was always neatly combed.  She had bright blue eyes which looked naughty like a child's.  Her pink cheeks were mostly smooth but had some laugh lines.  Finally, her mouth was always smiling and open because she loved to laugh and talk.  Indeed, my grandmother's face was beautiful.

Causative verbs

She invites me to go to the party.

I have the repairman fix my computer.

I ask the repairman to fix my computer.

I convince my mother-in-law to go to the dentist.

He convinces his friend to develop strong spoken English for a successful life in Canada.

He convinces his friend to learn English.

The Olympic athlete motivates herself to win.

The athlete motivates his teammates to be excellent/ excel.

The factory manager motivates the workers to produce more clothes.

The boss motivates his employees/staff to sell

more product/merchandise

The police forced me to pull over/ stop.

My mother forced me to wear an ugly sweater.

I force my son to put on pants/ warmer clothes.

My boss forced me to wear safety glasses/ a tie.

My wife forced me to visit her mother.

The city permits me to renovate my house.

A driver’s license permits you to drive a car.

He allows his dog to sleep on his bed.

My friend allows her six-year-old son to sit in the front seat of the car.

Your friend lets her daughter drive in the car without a seatbelt.

Dad at Home

Dad at Home

1.   Jackie’s dad has been a truck driver for twenty years; he is taking a year off to be with Jackie.

Although Jackie’s dad has been a truck driver for twenty years, he is taking a year off to be with Jackie.

2.   Now he works as a full-time parent at home with Jackie.

Now he works at home with Jackie as a parent; parenting is a full-time job.

                          His full-time job is now parenting Jackie at home.

3.   They clean and repair the house, cook the meals, shop, and have fun.

They have fun cleaning and repairing the house, cooking the meals, shopping, and having fun.

4.   They play in the afternoon, paint, picnic, go to movies, and cycle.

In the afternoon, they play, paint, picnic, go to movies, and cycle.

Sometimes they cycle to the park to play and have picnics; sometimes, they paint or go to movies.

5.   Jackie is four; she enjoys each day spent with her dad.

Because Jackie is four, she enjoys each day spent with her dad.

Jackie is four, so she enjoys each day spent with her dad.

Jackie, who is four, enjoys each day spent with her dad.

Four-year-old Jackie enjoys each day spent with her dad.

F2/3 Test 3 Ideas

1.   If the man buys a new car, he will sell his old one.

If it rains, I will wear a hat.

2.   While Barbara was putting in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.

3.   Thousands of people will see the art exhibit by the time it closes.

Billions of people will watch the Olympics before they are over.

4.   By the time negotiations began, many pessimists had expressed doubt about them.

By the time the party started, many guests had arrived.

         By the time the movie opened, many fans had bought tickets for it.

5.   After Capt. James Cook visited Alaska on his third voyage, he was killed by Hawaiians in 1779.

After my aunt visited her mother in the hospital, she spoke to the doctors.

6.   I was terribly disappointed with my grade because I studied very hard.

I was very mad at my sister because she was rude.

7.   The moderator asks for questions as soon as the speaker has finished.

The teacher asks for advice as soon as the students leave.

8.   Everyone hopes the plan will work.

He hoped the car would start.

He hoped the Canucks would win.

9.   Harry wants to show his friends the photos that he took last summer.

She wants to show you the green dress that she bought.

10.                   The boy insisted that he had paid for the candy bars.

She said that she finished the work.

The boy said that he drank the juice.

Body Defenses

A remarkable series of efficient defenses safeguard our bodies.

Our bodies are safeguarded by a remarkably efficient series of defenses.

These defenses are like an ever-alert army that form chemical lines to ward off invaders.

These defenses, which are like an ever-alert army, ward off invaders by forming chemical lines.

Suppose some germ-laden dust gets into your eye.

Suppose, as an example, that some dust that is laden with germs gets into your eye.

For example, suppose that dust laden with germs gets into your eye.

There is probably nothing to worry about as the eye’s surface is quickly bathed with abundant tears.

These tears help to wash away the dust but also serve another important purpose.

These tears help to serve another important purpose besides washing away the dust.

Tears contain a very powerful antiseptic called lysozyme that destroys most bacteria that threaten the eye’s surface.

Tears contain lysozyme, a very powerful antiseptic that destroys most bacteria that is threatening to the eye’s surface.

Tears contain lysozyme, a very powerful antiseptic that destroys most bacteria threatening to the eye’s surface.

Lysozyme dramatizes how the body “overprotects” itself for self-defense and survival.

Lysozyme dramatizes the body's “overprotection” as self-defense for survival.

The lysozyme in teardrops diluted in a half-gallon of water will still destroy potentially dangerous germs.

If / Even if teardrops are diluted in half a gallon of water, the lisozyme will still destroy potentially dangerous germs.