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A.   Identify the appositive found in each sentence.

1.    The monkey, a nimble animal, is often found in the jungle.

2.    Dave Lewis, a teacher at Sunshine Primary School, works with many aspiring musicians.

3.    Before you trash MoMo, your last childhood stuffed animal, consider saving it.

4.    The coast of Africa, one of the world's largest continents, is a prosperous trading region.

B.   Identify the appositive found in each sentence from the STELLAR text.

1.    The Sabaki River, the second largest river in Kenya, runs through Malindi like a snake. (Lines 9-10)

2.    No one knew what to do with Owen, the hippopotamus, or where to put him. (Lines 27-28)

3.    They drove him to Haller Park, an old limestone quarry that had been converted into a nature reserve. (Lines 40-41)

4.    As soon as Owen was untied, he scrambled from the lorry and ran directly to Mzee, a grey-coloured creature about the same size as Owen. (Lines 50-52)

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Figurative language is the use of non-literal phrases or words to create further meaning in writing or speech. Figures of speech are an example of this, such as similes and metaphors.

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Semi-colons

· Used to break up two full sentences which are related.

Example: The grass is green; the sky is blue.

· Used before conjunctive adverbs like however, nevertheless, therefore, etc.

Example: She was tired; however, she finished her homework.

· Cannot be used with the following conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or yet, so

Colons

· Used to list items when the introductory clause is a complete sentence.

Example: You will need the following supplies for the project: scissors, glue, paper, and markers.

· Used to introduce an explanation or elaboration of what was said before.

Example: He had one goal in mind: to finish the race.

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Rules for Using Either… or and Neither… nor

Either... or: Indicates that only one of the options can be true or chosen.

Neither... nor: Indicates that both options are not true or applicable.

Focus on second subject for subject verb agreement (SVA)

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1. When we need someone to lean on, friends offer their support by either lending a listening ear or offering solutions to our problems.

2. We want friends to neither disrespect nor mislead us.