Appositives
Identify the Appositive
Jordan, A basketball player, practiced basketball with his teammates at the basketball court
Definition- A who or what in an sentence
Subject
How many types of sentences are there?
4
Why do we use But, because, so?
to create logical relationships between ideas and connect clauses within a sentence, specifically for expressing contrast, reason, and result.
Catch the error then correct it- Me and John went to the store.
Me is the error
John and I went to the store
I is the subject
What is an appositive?
a noun or noun phrase that renames or clariflies another noun right beside it.
Definiton- contains a verb and what the subject is doing in the sentence
Name the 4 types of sentences
Declarative
Imperative
Interrogative
Exclamatory
Fill in the blank- I wanted to go outside to hangout with my mom _____ I had a cold
but
Catch the error- i visited the grand canyon last summer.
I visited the grand canyon last summer.
The I is not capitalized
Why do we use appositives
To add extra detail about the subject without using extra sentences
Identify the subject- Sarah is getting Ice Cream from an Ice cream shop.
Sarah
Which Sentence type is this- Im so excited to go to Puerto Rico for Winter Break!
Exclamatory
Fill in the blank- She decided to stay home___it was raining
because
Catch the error- My Manager told me to call my Aunt Susan tomorrow.".
My manager told me to call my Aunt Susan tomorrow.".
manager shouldn't be capitalized
Combine the sentences- Hmart is an asian supermarket in New York. I usually get corn dogs and their chicken
I usually get corn dogs and their chicken at Hmart, an asian supermarket in New York.
Identify the Predicate- Scarlett is going to Morton & Williams to get lunch
Going to Morton & Williams to get lunch
Identify the sentence type- York prep is a private Middle and High school
Fill in the blank- It was raining heavily,____ we decided to stay at home
so
Catch the error then correct it- Her and me is going to the park today."
Her and Me
She and I is going to the park today."
True or false?
An Appositive can be considered "essential" or "restrictive", meaning it provides necessary information to identify the noun it modifies and thus is not set off by commas
True
While many people associate appositives with non-essential information set off by commas, some appositives are essential to the meaning of the sentence and do not use commas
Combine the Subject and Predicate- The cat
Jumped out of the window
got out
The cat Jumped out of the window and got out.
Identify the two sentence types- Are you going to watch the Mets game today? I am definitely going and i'm so excited!
Interrogative and Exclamatory
Rewrite this sentence- "I wanted to go to the park.it started to rain."
I wanted to go to the park, but it started to rain.
Catch the error then correct it- "I haven't got not one apple"
This sentence don't make sentence and it uses double negative