practice: sentence combining w/ appositives\ndirections: combine the given sentences into one sentence using…

practice: sentence combining w/ appositives\ndirections: combine the given sentences into one sentence using an appositive.\n7. esperanza cordero is the young narrator and protagonist.\nesperanza dreams of escaping her neighborhood.\nesperanza dreams of finding a better life.\n________________________\n________________________\n________________________\n8. nenny is very imaginative.\nnenny is esperanzas sister.\nnenny is younger.\n________________________\n________________________\n________________________\npractice: sentence combining w/ appositives\ndirections: combine the given sentences into one sentence using an appositive.\n9. marin spends her time talking about boys.\nmarin dreams of being rescued.\nmarin is an older girl who lives with her cousins.\n________________________\n________________________\n________________________\n10. alicia is a hard working college student.\nalicia is determined to make something of her life through education.\n________________________\n________________________\n________________________\n11. the house on mango street is set in chicago.\nchicago is a city in illinois.\n________________________\n________________________\n________________________

practice: sentence combining w/ appositives\ndirections: combine the given sentences into one sentence using an appositive.\n7. esperanza cordero is the young narrator and protagonist.\nesperanza dreams of escaping her neighborhood.\nesperanza dreams of finding a better life.\n________________________\n________________________\n________________________\n8. nenny is very imaginative.\nnenny is esperanzas sister.\nnenny is younger.\n________________________\n________________________\n________________________\npractice: sentence combining w/ appositives\ndirections: combine the given sentences into one sentence using an appositive.\n9. marin spends her time talking about boys.\nmarin dreams of being rescued.\nmarin is an older girl who lives with her cousins.\n________________________\n________________________\n________________________\n10. alicia is a hard working college student.\nalicia is determined to make something of her life through education.\n________________________\n________________________\n________________________\n11. the house on mango street is set in chicago.\nchicago is a city in illinois.\n________________________\n________________________\n________________________

Answer

Brief Explanations:

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. For each set of sentences, we identify the main subject and then use the other information as an appositive. For sentence 7: "Esperanza Cordero" is the main subject. The description "the young narrator and protagonist" can be an appositive. Then we combine the dreams part. For sentence 8: "Nenny" is the main subject. "Esperanza's sister" is an appositive. Then we add the other description. For sentence 9: "Marin" is the main subject. "an older girl who lives with her cousins" is an appositive. Then we combine the activities. For sentence 10: "Alicia" is the main subject. "a hard - working college student" is an appositive. Then we add the determination part. For sentence 11: "The House on Mango Street" is the main subject. "Chicago" is renamed by "a city in Illinois" as an appositive.

Answer:

  1. Esperanza Cordero, the young narrator and protagonist, dreams of escaping her neighborhood and finding a better life.
  2. Nenny, Esperanza's younger sister, is very imaginative.
  3. Marin, an older girl who lives with her cousins, spends her time talking about boys and dreams of being rescued.
  4. Alicia, a hard - working college student, is determined to make something of her life through education.
  5. The House on Mango Street is set in Chicago, a city in Illinois.