Appositives
What term identifies a description or extra information in-between 2 commas.
what is (Appositives)
there is a vending machine what is the noun.
vending machine
I cant wait for school to end!
exclamatory
I am happy,___ I ate alot of food
because
Identify the error: Me Name is Nicholas.
What is (Me)
Identify the appositive: “My brother, a skilled base bass player, Used to play in a band.”
What is (a skilled base bass player)
a car drove by. what is the noun.
Car
what is your name.
the water was warm,___ it wasn't boiling
but
Identify the error: Nicholas' bed wasnt made properly.
What is (wasnt)
What kind of information does appositive provide . “The insect, a large cockroach, crawled across the table,”
What is (additional or clarifying information)
I am nick, what is the noun.
Nick
Im happy
declarative
It was rainy,___ I slipped.
so
“I have went to that museum before.” — Identify the error.
What is (incorrect verb tense (went → gone).)
True or False: Appositives are never set off by commas.
False
This part of a sentence explains what the sentence is about.
subject
Im leaving
What is (Declarative)
We stayed inside, ___ it was raining .
Because
Identify the error: Today in Reading Writing Workshop, I had a Great time.
What is (Great)
Combine the sentences using an appositive: “Sarah is my best friend. She won the science fair.”
What is (Sarah, my best friend, won the science fair.)
This term refers to a word or phrase that describes or renames the subject after a linking verb.
What is (a subject complement.)
Identify the type: “Will you please help me with this?”
What is an interrogative sentence?
Rewrite the sentence using because: “We left early. We wanted to avoid traffic.”
What is (“We left early because we wanted to avoid traffic”.)
Timothy had an acident in class today
What is (acident)