Identify: Appositive (Noun/Subject) or Appositive Phrase (Extra Information)?
True or False?
Comma Where?
Essential or Nonessential?
Wild
100
The artist Vincent van Gogh has impressive paintings.
"Vincent van Gogh" - appositive
100

An appositive phrase is a noun/noun phrase that gives extra information about the noun/subject

True

100
My aunt a painter, painted the best artwork around.
Between "aunt" and "a"
100
He couldn't get the idea, a plan to conquer all of Europe, out of his head.
Nonessential
100

Name 4 U.S. states

Texas, Illinois, New York, Ohio

200
How could you, a famed police officer, be a dirty cop?
"a famed police officer" - appositive phrase
200
An appositive is a noun or pronoun that's placed next to another noun/pronoun to identify or give additional information about it.
True
200
The swimmer, Mr. Balten could be seen every day at the pool.
Between "Balten" and "could"
200

Mrs. Gallagher's friend, Judy, couldn't help her. Perhaps Clara could assist in potting her petunias instead?

Essential

200

Subject-Verb Agreement: Which (is, are) are more interesting, the red jackets or the blue sweaters?

are

300

She went to the Keys, a group of islands off the coast of Florida, with her family.

"a group of islands off the coast of Florida" - appositive phrase

300

True or False: If you are planning to add extra information to the noun/subject in a sentence, you must use either two commas, two dashes, or two parentheses

True

300
Alec, my cousin, liked to play chess an intellectual game.
Between "chess" and "an"
300
"Masks" and "Invitation" are written by the poet Shel Silverstein.
Essential
300

What is the capital of the following states:

Illinois

Texas

California

Arizona

Springfield

Austin

Sacramento

Phoenix

400

I gave my partners, Josie and Gretchen, candy bars.

"Josie and Gretchen" - appositive phrase

400

Appositive phrases (extra information) are never needed in a sentence

False

400
How could you, such a noble man injure someone who did you no wrong?
Between "man" and "injure"
400

Pumpkins, which are often grown in the state of Illinois, are famous for two things. 

Essential

400

Mathematics (is, are) very difficult for many students to master. 

Is

500

We, soccer players, could kick balls all day.

"soccer players" - appositive phrase

500

True or False: You can use a comma, dash, and parentheses when given extra information about the noun or subject

True

500
She liked him, that was for sure. Sarah, you could say, was infatuated with the boy next door Robbie. She could simply not take her eyes off of him, and he liked the attention.
Between "door" and "Robbie"
500

Carving pumpkins every Halloween, an opportunity for creative and impressive designs, is something many Americans enjoy. 

Essential

500

Punctuating Parenthetical Elements: Is the puctuation correct in the following sentence?

But where did this tradition come from? Jacob Mulvaney (who is a historian at the University of Michigan) provides more insight. 

Yes

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