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1. My son, the policeman, will be visiting us next week.
2. The captain ordered the ship's carpenters to assemble the shallop, a
large rowboat.
3. Walter, the playboy and writer, is very attached to his mother,
Mrs. Hammon.
4. The actor Paul Newman directed only one picture.
5. Elizabeth Teague, a sweet and lovable girl, grew up to be a mentally
troubled woman.
Underline and punctuate the appositives in the following sentences. Remember: not all require punctuation.
6. Sweetbriar, a company known throughout the South, is considering
a nationwide advertising campaign.
7. An above-average student and talented musician, John made his
family proud.
8. The extremely popular American film Titanic was
widely criticized for its mediocre script.
9. The greatest American film ever made, Citizen Kane won
only one Academy Award.
10. 60 Minutes, the TV news magazine program, featured a story
on the popular singer Whitney Houston.
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