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Let’s go through each sentence one by one. Remember:
- The appositive is the word or phrase that gives extra info about a noun.
- You need to underline the appositive and circle the noun it refers to.

We’ll do this step by step for all 10 sentences.

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Sentence 1:
*My physics teacher, Mr. Watson, has taught for twenty-five years.*
→ “Mr. Watson” tells us more about “my physics teacher”.
✔ Appositive: *Mr. Watson* → underline it
✔ Noun it refers to: *teacher* → circle it

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Sentence 2:
*The fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, can travel more than 100 miles per hour at certain times.*
→ “the peregrine falcon” explains which animal is the fastest.
✔ Appositive: *the peregrine falcon* → underline
✔ Noun: *animal* → circle

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Sentence 3:
*Mr. Parker, the chairman of his multinational, will arrange the annual dinner.*
→ “the chairman of his multinational” tells us who Mr. Parker is.
✔ Appositive: *the chairman of his multinational* → underline
✔ Noun: *Mr. Parker* → circle (Note: sometimes the noun comes before the appositive — that’s okay!)

Wait — actually, let’s double-check:
In appositives, the noun being described usually comes right before or after. Here, “Mr. Parker” is the person, and “the chairman...” describes him. So yes — noun = Mr. Parker, appositive = the chairman...

But in most cases, we look for the main noun first. Let’s think: Is “Mr. Parker” the noun? Yes. And “the chairman...” renames or identifies him. So correct.

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Sentence 4:
*My brother, a graduate of the University of Cambridge, is now studying business.*
→ “a graduate of the University of Cambridge” tells us more about “my brother”.
✔ Appositive: *a graduate of the University of Cambridge* → underline
✔ Noun: *brother* → circle

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Sentence 5:
*The mansion should be returned to Susan, the owner.*
→ “the owner” tells us who Susan is.
✔ Appositive: *the owner* → underline
✔ Noun: *Susan* → circle

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Sentence 6:
*They had dinner at Rose’s their favourite restaurant on Saturday.*
Hmm — this looks like it might be missing commas. But based on meaning:
“their favourite restaurant” describes “Rose’s”.
So:
✔ Appositive: *their favourite restaurant* → underline
✔ Noun: *Rose’s* → circle

(Note: In proper grammar, there should be commas around the appositive: “Rose’s, their favourite restaurant,” — but since the worksheet didn’t include them, we still identify based on meaning.)

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Sentence 7:
*Mrs. Henry, Alice fourth grade science teacher, assigned a research project.*
This seems to have a typo — probably meant: “Alice’s fourth grade science teacher”
Assuming that, then:
“Alice’s fourth grade science teacher” describes Mrs. Henry.
✔ Appositive: *Alice’s fourth grade science teacher* → underline
✔ Noun: *Mrs. Henry* → circle

(If it’s written as “Alice fourth grade...”, it’s likely a mistake — but we go with what makes sense.)

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Sentence 8:
*My mother’s childhood friend, Marianne, loved plants.*
→ “Marianne” tells us the name of the friend.
✔ Appositive: *Marianne* → underline
✔ Noun: *friend* → circle

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Sentence 9:
*Our cat, Exotic Shorthair, is three years old.*
→ “Exotic Shorthair” is the breed/name of the cat.
✔ Appositive: *Exotic Shorthair* → underline
✔ Noun: *cat* → circle

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Sentence 10:
*Jacobson, an engineer in software house, works with many enthusiastic workers.*
→ “an engineer in software house” tells us what Jacobson does.
✔ Appositive: *an engineer in software house* → underline
✔ Noun: *Jacobson* → circle

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Now, let’s write out the final answers clearly for each sentence.

Final Answer:

1. Circle: teacher | Underline: Mr. Watson
2. Circle: animal | Underline: the peregrine falcon
3. Circle: Mr. Parker | Underline: the chairman of his multinational
4. Circle: brother | Underline: a graduate of the University of Cambridge
5. Circle: Susan | Underline: the owner
6. Circle: Rose’s | Underline: their favourite restaurant
7. Circle: Mrs. Henry | Underline: Alice’s fourth grade science teacher *(assuming typo fix)*
8. Circle: friend | Underline: Marianne
9. Circle: cat | Underline: Exotic Shorthair
10. Circle: Jacobson | Underline: an engineer in software house

*(Note: For sentence 7, if the original says “Alice fourth grade...” without apostrophe, you may still treat it as describing Mrs. Henry — so same answer.)*