Absolutely Appositve
Yesterday I bought my first car, a 2008 Toyota Camry.
Appositive: a 2008 Toyota Campy
Dodging the rain, he rushed under the canopy of a nearby bookshop.
Dodging the rain
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.
In the jungle
The blue popsicle tastes like blueberries
popsicle
Subject:
The locker held a down jacket, three sneakers, a tuna sandwich, and a hiking boot.
Locker
Throughout the ages, my ancestors, legendary rulers of the kingdom, have appeared in many stories.
Appositive: Legendary rulers of the kingdom
Booting up the website, I noticed someone posted an interesting article about penguins in the Arctic.
Booting up the website
On top of math homework and errands, I have to finish writing an essay.
On top of math homework and errands
Intensely reading a book, he did not notice the sirens outside.
He
Subject and verb:
Unlike most car owners, Ellie washes her car every other week.
Ellie
washes
On Thursday evening, I ducked beneath a table, the ground beneath me shaking, and did my best to survive the earthquake.
Absolute: the ground beneath me shaking
The water drained slowly in the pipe clogged with dog hair.
Clogged with dog hair
The orangutan, now an endangered species, lives in rainforests.
in rainforests
Adriana Briscoe, a professor of biology and ecology at UC Irvine, studies vision in butterflies.
Adriana Briscoe
Subject and verb: Dodging the rain, he rushed under the canopy of a nearby bookshop.
he rushed
My favorite thing to do on the weekends, other than to watch movies or do homework, is to go outside, arms swinging to my favorite music, and take a walk with my headphones in.
Absolute: arms swinging to my favorite music
The trash can, since it was the end of the day, was brimming with garbage, smelling up the whole room.
smelling up the whole room
on the sand
Native to East Asia, the predatory insect was first spotted in North America last year.
insect
Subject/Verb/Direct Object: Her nose gushing like a volcano, she pressed tissues to her face to stop the nosebleed.
She
pressed
tissues
My favorite hobbies are to skate and play rock music, but I recently started spending more time reading, abandoning my long-held interests and letting my guitar collect dust, because I am reading a book, The Count of Monte Cristo, that I cannot put down.
Appositive: The Count of Monte Cristo
Quickly fixing the lights, I saw the Impostor kill someone in the corner of electrical.
Quickly fixing the lights
Every day at my part-time job, I squeeze out water from a sopping wet sponge and wipe it across diner tables. (3)
at my part-time job, from a sopping wet sponge, across diner tables
In their second attempt, after practicing for several more hours and improving their aim, the basketball team won.
team
or
basketball team
Subject and verb: On September 26, 1872, three mounted men rode up to the gate of the Kansas City Fair, which was enjoying a huge crowd of perhaps 10,000 people.
men rode