Gem Writing #3: Appositives and Adjective Clauses

Non-Restrictive appositives give more information about a noun in your sentence and are set off by a pair of commas (think of it like a sandwich):

›  Davis, a small college town in Northern California, is the place that my family calls home.

›  Yolo Berry, the new hotspot for DHS seniors, is where the majority of Valentine’s Day dates occur.

 

Adjective clauses are a group of words with a subject and a verb that provide a description. The clause starts with words such as who, whom, that, which, when, where and why. Sometimes they are sandwiched by commas, but usually not.

›  Pizza, which most people love, is not very healthy.

›  The people whose names are on the list will go to camp.

Now rewrite your original Gem Writing piece, only this time every sentence must contain one of these "comma sandwiches." See what appositives or adjective clauses can be incorporated into each sentence in your piece. You will probably have to re-write certain sections of your Gem Writing to make this work.