Question

Some of these sentences have mistakes. Correct them. Remember how articles with nouns in the function of apposition are used.
1. The Dutch painter Rembrandt is considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time.
2. The colonel Sanders developed the recipe for the fried chicken sold by Kentucky Fried Chicken.
3. The president of France is going to speak to the parliament.
4. He became the king after the death of his father.
5. The President Franklin Roosevelt is the only American president to have served more than two terms.
6. She got a job as personal secretary to the company chairman.
7. He was elected the chairman of the education committee. 8. Head is busy at the moment. Could you call back a little later? 9. Johnson was made the President's budget director.
10. My dentist is called Doctor Steel.
11. Jonathan Swift, who wrote Gulliver's Travels, was the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in Dublin.
12. That was a terrible meal; I'm going to complain to the manager.

Answer 1

1. The Dutch painter Rembrandt is considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time.
2. Colonel Sanders developed the recipe for fried chicken sold by Kentucky Fried Chicken.
3. The president of France is going to speak to the parliament.
4. He became king after the death of his father.
5. President Franklin Roosevelt is the only American president to have served more than two terms.
6. She got a job as a personal secretary to the company chairman.
7. He was elected chairman of the education committee.
8. The Head is busy at the moment. Could you call back a little later?
9. Johnson was made the President's budget director.
10. My dentist is called a Doctor Steel.
11. Jonathan Swift, who wrote Gulliver's Travels, was Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in Dublin.
12. That was a terrible meal; I'm going to complain to the manager.