Appositive Phrases
What is an appositive phrase?
A noun that describes another noun.
What is an essential element?
A word, phrase, or clause that gives required information about a noun in a sentence
When adjectives are in the same category, do commas seperate them in a list?
Yes, when adjectives are in the same category, commas seperate them in a list.
Where does the apostrophe go in the following statement?
The cats attacked the dogs, trying to get the dogs food.
dogs' food.
In the sentence: "My favorite book, Dork Diaries, is a graphic novel", name the subject and the appositive phrase.
Subject: my favorite book
appositive phrase: Dork Diaries
Is there a non-essential element in the following sentence?
Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs, his real name was George, and he batted in 2,214 runs as a baseball player.
Yes. The part about his real name is non-essential.
Fix the following sentence
My red green and blue, American Japanese Metal Baseball bat is cool.
My red, green, and blue American, Japanese Metal Baseball bat is cool.
Where does the apostrophe go?
All of the students tests had a passing grade.
Students'
Answer the following question in a sentence using an appositive phrase.
Where is Mr. Micallef's favorite team?
Mr. Micallef's favorite team, The Detroit Tigers, is on Mars.
Is there a non-essential element in the following sentence?
Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, lived in Boston, and passed away in New York City.
No, every element is essential.
Coordinate and arrange the following adjectives to describe a sandwich
Vietnamese
Club (Sandwich)
Yummy
Super-Terrific
Brand New
Square
This yummy, super-terrific brand square Vietnamese club sandwich
What do I need to add to make this make sense?
That school is Jess school.
Jess's
Write a sentence describing your favorite book using an appositive phrase.
My favorite book, Dog Man, is by Dav Pilkey.
Is there a non-essential element in the following sentence?
My car was stolen, driven to Toronto, did donuts in a Tim Horton's parking lot, and then drove itself back home to me in Detroit, Michigan.
No, there is no non-essential elements.
Fix the following adjectives and put them in the correct order:
The Wooden Touring American Red Ugly Bicycle
The Ugly Red American Wooden Touring Bicycle
Are appositive phrases essential or non-essential?
Non-essential
Is there a non-essential element in the following sentence?
Lou Gehrig, whose nickname was the Iron Horse, played baseball for the New York Yankees.
Yes. "whose nickname was the Iron Horse".
Describe a noun using every DOSCASCOMP category once and one of the categories, twice.
Answers vary.