Amanda and David

[davidweintraub]

1. The dog, who was homeless, had fleas.
2. The man with the book, The Scarlett letter, used it to beat people with.
3. The dinosaur, who was in fact not extinct, attacked the small town.
4. David, the English scholar, wrote essays with a
passion like no other.
5. Sally, my niece, loves Disney movies.

[Mr. Wells]

1. The dog, who was homeless, had fleas.
INCORRECT - this includes a subordinate clause

2. The man with the book, The Scarlett letter, used it to beat people with. INCORRECT (and pet peeve) - this is an appositive, not an appositive phrase.

3. The dinosaur, who was in fact not extinct, attacked the small town.
INCORRECT - see #1

4. David, the English scholar, wrote essays with a
passion like no other.
CORRECT

5. Sally, my niece, loves Disney movies.
CORRECT

[amandalewis]

1. Sam, my dog, had fleas.
2. The book, The Scarlet Letter, is commonly used to beat people with.
3. Sigfreid, the dinosaur, liked to play the piano.

[Mr. Wells]

1 and 3 are correct, but 2 contains an appositive (three words are evident, but it is all - collectively - one thing)