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Find the appositive: "My dog, Max, loves to play fetch."
Max
In "My friend Sarah plays tennis," is "Sarah" an appositive?
Yes. Sarah renames "my friend."
Add the missing commas: "My cat Whiskers sleeps all day."
My cat, Whiskers, sleeps all day.
In "My cousin, a great storyteller, entertained us," what does "a great storyteller" rename?
My cousin
Add an appositive to this sentence: "My teacher spoke."
Example: My teacher, Mr. Lee, spoke.
Find the appositive: "The author J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit."
J.R.R. Tolkien
In "The happy child laughed," is "happy" an appositive?
No. "Happy" describes the child.
Add punctuation: "My brother a talented musician played the piano."
My brother, a talented musician, played the piano.
In "The river Mississippi flows through several states," which word names the river?
Mississippi
Write an appositive that renames "New York City."
Example: New York City, the largest city in New York State, attracts many visitors.
Find the appositive phrase: "Our principal, a former teacher, greeted the students."
a former teacher
In "Mr. Lee, our science teacher, explained the experiment," is "our science teacher" an appositive?
Yes.
True or false: Every appositive needs commas around it.
False. Essential appositives usually do not need commas; nonessential appositives do.
In "The winner, a student from our class, received a trophy," identify the appositive phrase.
a student from our class
Add an appositive phrase to this sentence: "The athlete won the race."
Example: The athlete, a talented runner, won the race.
Find the appositive: "The planet Mars is known as the Red Planet."
Mars
In "The runner crossed the finish line," is "the finish line" an appositive?
No. It does not rename "the runner."
In "The book Charlotte's Web is a classic," should the title be surrounded by commas?
No. The title is not an appositive in this sentence.
In "My friend who lives nearby came over," is "who lives nearby" an appositive? Why or why not?
No. It is a describing clause, not an appositive.
Write a sentence with an appositive that renames a family member.
Answers will vary.
Find the appositive phrase: "My uncle, a skilled carpenter from Queens, built the table."
a skilled carpenter from Queens
In "The city of Paris attracts many tourists," which word names the city?
Paris
Punctuate correctly: "Our coach a former professional player taught us a new strategy."
Our coach, a former professional player, taught us a new strategy.
In "The famous inventor Thomas Edison created many inventions," identify the appositive and the noun it renames.
"Thomas Edison" renames "the famous inventor."
Write a sentence containing an appositive phrase at the beginning of the sentence.
Example: A skilled musician, my brother practices every day.