Please combine the following sets of sentences so that each sentence has an appositive. (Sentence Pattern 6) Please try to avoid weak verbs: is – are – was – were – am – be – been – being – seems – got – went – became – appears - seems
1. Composers wrote music.
They wrote for St. Marks.
St. Marks is a famous cathedral.
It is in Venice, Italy.
Combination: Composers wrote music for St. Marks, a famous cathedral in Venice, Italy.
2. St. Marks Cathedral wanted to dazzle people.
It wanted to dazzle them with its art.
The art consisted of paintings, sculptures, and architecture.
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3. The music should also dazzle people.
So a new type of music began.
It was called orchestral music.
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4. Antonio Vivaldi was a gifted violinist.
Vivaldi wrote 500 concertos.
The concertos focused on a solo instrument.
The instrument was backed up by a small group of instruments.
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5. Four Seasons is Vivaldi’s most famous concerto.
The concerto uses instruments to imitate sounds.
The sounds are of chirping birds and the flowers of spring.
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Please combine the following sets of sentences so that each sentence has an appositive. (Sentence Pattern 6) Please try to avoid weak verbs: is – are – was – were – am – be – been – being – seems – got – went – became – appears - seems
1. Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the most important composers of all time.
His music remained unknown until after his death.
Combination: The music of Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the most important composers of all time, remained unknown until after his death.
2. Beethoven’s piano teacher made him memorize something.
It was one of Bach’s works.
The work was called The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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3. Vivaldi and Bach composed music during the Baroque Period.
This was the historic period from 1600 to 1750.
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4. Vivaldi had an unusual nickname.
People called him the Red Priest.
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5. The Baroque era saw the birth of many famous men.
There was Galileo and Newton.
There was Spinoza and Locke.
Please combine the following sets of sentences so that each sentence has an appositive. (Sentence Pattern 6) Please try to avoid weak verbs: is – are – was – were – am – be – been – being – seems – got – went – became – appears - seems
1. In the Baroque era composers wrote for kings and queens.
Composers wrote for a different audience.
They did this during the Classical Era.
They wrote for shopkeepers.
They wrote for school teachers.
Combination: During the Baroque Era composers wrote for kings and queens, but during the Classical Era they wrote for a new audience, shopkeepers and school teachers.
2. Franz Joseph Haydn taught two composers.
They were two of the greatest composers in the world.
Their names were Beethoven and Mozart.
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3. Haydn wrote a symphony called The Clock.
It starts with a pizzicato.
Pizzicato is the plucking of the cello strings.
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4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy.
He performed for Princes Marie Antoinette.
He did this at the age of six.
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5. Mozart was a genuine musical genius.
He composed entire symphonies in his head.
Then he wrote them from memory.
Please combine the following sets of sentences so that each sentence has an appositive. (Sentence Pattern 6) Please try to avoid weak verbs: is – are – was – were – am – be – been – being – seems – got – went – became – appears - seems
1. Marine iguanas dive deep.
They dive for their dinner.
Their dinner is algae and seaweed.
Combination: Maring iguanas dive deep for their dinner, algae and seaweed.
2. The uakari is a short-tailed monkey.
It lives in the South American rain forest.
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3. The uakari has a strange feature.
It has a bright red face.
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4. The praying mantis is a symbol of good luck in Japan.
It has a long thin body and neck.
And it has front legs bent at an angle.
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5. The praying mantis has keen hearing.
The praying mantis has strong jaws.
The praying mantis has the ability to blend in with its surroundings.
These traits keep it safe from its predators.
Its predators are birds and bats.
Please combine the following sets of sentences so that each sentence has an appositive. (Sentence Pattern 6) Please try to avoid weak verbs: is – are – was – were – am – be – been – being – seems – got – went – became – appears - seems
1. The echidna is called a spiny anteater.
It has a long, sticky tongue.
It uses its tongue to catch its favorite foods.
It likes to eat ants, termites, and other insects.
Combination: The echidna, also known as a spiny anteater, uses its long sticky tongue to catch its favorite foods: ants, termites, and other insects.
2. The echidna has a special defense mechanism.
It has long, sharp spikes covering its entire body
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3. A baby echidna is called a puggle.
It grows sharp spines in a matter of weeks
It must then leave its mother’s pouch.
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4. The cuttlefish is a relative of the octopus.
It looks like a colorful blob.
It looks like it has fingers growing out of its face.
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5. Chameleons’ feet have a special name.
Their feet are zygodactyl.
This means that their toes are grouped together.