Appositives 12/11
What is the appositive in the following sentence?
"Peter & Wendy," the new play at Northern Stage, features several cast members from around the Upper Valley
a. "Peter & Wendy."
b. the new play at Northern Stage
c. around the Upper Valley
d.
b. the new play at Northern Stage
A topic sentence introduces the reader to the:
a. most interesting supporting detail of the essay
b. the vibes that the essay writer hopes the reader picks up on
c. the central point of the essay
d. A cool statistic
c. the central point of the essay
An appositive is bonus information about:
1. The subject of a sentence
2. The action phrase of a sentence
3. Any noun phrase within a sentence
3. Any noun phrase within the sentence
Identify the topic sentence from the following supporting details:
His fairy, Tinkerbell, attempts to shoot and kill Wendy with an arrow.
His cocky antagonism towards Captain Hook endangers his friends.
Peter emotionally manipulates the lost kids staying with him by throwing a tantrum when Wendy wants to take them home with her.
1. Peter, one of the main characters in "Peter and Wendy," is a dangerous person who shouldn't be allowed near children.
Which of the following noun phrases would work best as an appositive in the following sentence:
Captain Hook, (appositive), is killed and eaten by an alligator at the end of the play.
a. the antagonist in "Peter & Wendy,"
b. who has a hook for a hand
c. whose actor also plays Mr. Darling
d. All of the above
D. all of the above - these all describe Captain Hook!
Arghhh ya land lubbers!
Write your own topic sentence given the following supporting details:
a. Mr. C is an ELA teacher
b. Mr. C is a basketball coach
c. Mr. C runs board game club
d. Mr. C runs horror story club
Mr. C, a teacher on Team Nebula, works in a variety of roles at HMMS.
My teacher, Mr. C, performs several duties at our school.
Despite his better judgement, Mr. C works with students at HMMS in a variety of roles.