Writer's Choice Grade 8

Unit 21: Sentence Combining

Short answer

Directions: Combine the sentences in each numbered item by changing the information in the second sentence to an appositive or an appositive phrase and adding it to the first sentence. Add commas where they're needed.

1.

•The first man on the moon was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
•He was Neil Armstrong.

2.

•Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have bought a new car.
•They're our neighbors.

3.

•Meteors are often called shooting stars.
•Meteors are chunks of metal or stone.

4.

•Graceland is in Memphis, Tennessee.
•Graceland is the home of Elvis Presley.

5.

•Suzy loves to go for walks in the woods.
•Suzy is my pet terrier.

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