Appositive Phrases
What is the appositive in this sentence?
My brother, a talented guitarist, plays in a band.
a talented guitarist
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The cat slept under the table.
under the table
The word 'I' is a_____
a: noun
b: pronoun
c: n adjective
d: n adverb
b, a pronoun
What is a palindrome? Give an example.
A palindrome is a word that is spelled the same forward and backwards. An example is 'tacocat' or 'racecar.' Palindrome can also refer to phrases, like 'Do geese see God?'
In this famous dystopian novel, protagonist Guy Montag's job is to burn illegal literature. The title is the temperature at which paper burns. What is the novel called?
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
What is an appositive phrase?
A noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun.
What are the components of a prepositional phrase?
A preposition and an object
What part of speech describes a noun?
adjective
What language do these words come from?
Entrepreneur, chic, genre, encore, gourmet
French
they're
there
their
their: when showing possession
there: when the other two are not applicable
Identify the appositive phrase:
The capital of France, Paris, attracts millions of tourists.
Paris
Identify the prepositional phrase:
After the storm, we went outside.
After the storm
What is the object of this sentence?
He gave the book to me.
book
What language do these words come from?
Schadenfreude, angst, pretzel, kindergarten
German
Which one of the following contributes the most loan words to English?
a. names (proper nouns)
b. Greek
c. French
d. Dutch
c, French
Using an appositive, rewrite these two sentences as one sentence.
Marie Curie was a scientist. She won two Nobel Prizes.
Marie Curie, a scientist, won two Nobel Prizes.
Marie Curie, who won two Nobel Prizes, was a scientist.
How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?
The book on the shelf near the window belongs to me.
three
What is a synonym of aberrant?
Different, atypical, abnormal, etc.
What language do these words come from?
Shampoo, jungle, loot, thug, khaki
Hindi
What is a one-word way to say "of or relating to clothing?"
sartorial
Does the appositive need commas?
My friend Sarah came over.
It is does not need commas.
Does every prepositional phrase have to include an article ('a' 'an' or 'the')?
No, they do not have to include an article.
What is one of the differences between a phrase, like a prepositional phrase or an appositive phrase, and a sentence?
Sentences always contain a subject and verb. Phrases do not always contain a subject and verb.
What is etymology?
The study of word origins
What language do these words come from?
School, chaos, telephone, problem, music
Greek