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In English / Middle School | 2014-09-05

Which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive?

A. My tennis coach, Mr. Maxwell was once a nationally ranked player.
B. His grandmother, an immigrant from Poland, is a great cook.
C. My father, an Army veteran, once received a medal for bravery.
D. Max Starks, a computer whiz, is creating his own video game.

Asked by Anonymous

Answer (2)

the variant A is the answer
it should be rewritten like: My tennis coach, Mr. Maxwell** , **was once a nationally ranked player

Answered by mariamikayla | 2024-06-10

The sentence containing an incorrectly punctuated appositive is A, which should read: 'My tennis coach, Mr. Maxwell, was once a nationally ranked player.' The other sentences are correctly punctuated. Therefore, A is the correct choice.
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Answered by mariamikayla | 2024-12-26