Combining sentences with appositives and participle phrases

Question 1

What has the writer used to combine ideas in this sentence? The robot, a prototype built by students, won first prize.

• A. an appositive
• B. a participle phrase

Question 2

The fox crept towards the henhouse. It was sniffing the air. Which choice combines the sentences most effectively using a participle phrase?

• A. The fox sniffing crept the air towards the henhouse.
• B. The fox crept towards the henhouse, it was sniffing the air.
• C. Sniffing the air, the henhouse was approached by the fox.
• D. Sniffing the air, the fox crept towards the henhouse.

Question 3

What has the writer used to combine ideas in this sentence? Hidden under the floorboards, the letters stayed secret for a century.

• A. an appositive
• B. a participle phrase

Question 4

My grandmother taught me to bake bread. She is a retired teacher. Which choice combines the sentences most effectively using an appositive?

• A. My grandmother a retired teacher taught me to bake bread.
• B. A retired teacher taught me to bake, my grandmother, bread.
• C. My grandmother taught me to bake bread, she is a retired teacher.
• D. My grandmother, a retired teacher, taught me to bake bread.

Question 5

What has the writer used to combine ideas in this sentence? Hidden under the floorboards, the letters stayed secret for a century.

• A. an appositive
• B. a participle phrase

Question 6

Jamal finished the marathon in under four hours. He was exhausted but proud. Which choice combines the sentences most effectively?

• A. Jamal finished the marathon in under four hours, he was exhausted but proud.
• B. Jamal, the marathon, exhausted but proud, under four hours.
• C. Exhausted but proud, Jamal finished the marathon in under four hours.
• D. Exhausted but proud, the marathon was finished by Jamal in under four hours.

Question 7

What has the writer used to combine ideas in this sentence? Our coach, a former Olympic swimmer, runs the club.

• A. an appositive
• B. a participle phrase

Question 8

Our town has a new library. The library is built from recycled timber. Which choice combines the sentences most effectively?

• A. Our town has a new library and the library and it is built from recycled timber.
• B. Our town has a new library built from recycled timber.
• C. Our town has a new library, the library is built from recycled timber.
• D. Built from recycled timber, our town has a new library.

Question 9

What has the writer used to combine ideas in this sentence? Hidden under the floorboards, the letters stayed secret for a century.

• A. an appositive
• B. a participle phrase

Question 10

Jamal finished the marathon in under four hours. He was exhausted but proud. Which choice combines the sentences most effectively?

• A. Exhausted but proud, Jamal finished the marathon in under four hours.
• B. Jamal finished the marathon in under four hours, he was exhausted but proud.
• C. Jamal, the marathon, exhausted but proud, under four hours.
• D. Exhausted but proud, the marathon was finished by Jamal in under four hours.

Question 11

What has the writer used to combine ideas in this sentence? Racing down the hill, the cyclists reached sixty kilometres an hour.

• A. an appositive
• B. a participle phrase

Question 12

Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes. She was a physicist and chemist. Which choice combines the sentences most effectively using an appositive?

• A. Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist and she won and won two Nobel Prizes.
• B. Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes, she was a physicist and chemist.
• C. A physicist and chemist won two Nobel Prizes, Marie Curie.
• D. Marie Curie, a physicist and chemist, won two Nobel Prizes.

Question 13

What has the writer used to combine ideas in this sentence? Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, sits on seven hills.

• A. an appositive
• B. a participle phrase

Question 14

My grandmother taught me to bake bread. She is a retired teacher. Which choice combines the sentences most effectively using an appositive?

• A. My grandmother a retired teacher taught me to bake bread.
• B. A retired teacher taught me to bake, my grandmother, bread.
• C. My grandmother, a retired teacher, taught me to bake bread.
• D. My grandmother taught me to bake bread, she is a retired teacher.

Question 15

What has the writer used to combine ideas in this sentence? Hidden under the floorboards, the letters stayed secret for a century.

• A. an appositive
• B. a participle phrase

Question 16

Jamal finished the marathon in under four hours. He was exhausted but proud. Which choice combines the sentences most effectively?

• A. Exhausted but proud, Jamal finished the marathon in under four hours.
• B. Exhausted but proud, the marathon was finished by Jamal in under four hours.
• C. Jamal, the marathon, exhausted but proud, under four hours.
• D. Jamal finished the marathon in under four hours, he was exhausted but proud.