Identify the Appositives
My little brother, Nicky, is a looking forward to Thanksgiving.
Nicky
Mr. Hawkins, _______________, plans Field Day at the end of the school year.
the P.E. teacher
the Physical Education Teacher
The quarterback, Tom Brady, threw the football to his teammate
YES, "Tom Brady"
Reorder the words in the sentence to show that you know how to use an appositive:
takes Sophie ballet class my best friend
Sophie, my best friend, takes ballet class.
What word does the appositive describe?
Piper, the cat, knocked over the water bowl.
Piper
Thanksgiving, a November holiday, celebrates being thankful.
a November holiday
We're having my favorite lunch, ________________, today at school.
Name any food
Sweet potato pie, mashed potatoes and stuffing are my favorite foods to eat at Thanksgiving.
NO. Commas are used to separate items in a list.
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I my movie can't Top Gun wait favorite to watch
I can't wait to watch my favorite movie, Top Gun.
What word does the appositive describe?
Travis, my neighbor, is a really nice kid.
Travis
Ryan, Jacob's friend, celebrated Friendsgiving with his neighbors this past weekend.
Jacob's friend
Mrs. Redden, ____________________, announced that there would be early dismissal the day before Thanksgiving break.
The Principal of Arrowhead Elementary School
Brendan, James, Hunter, Michael and Jacob said they would go to the talent show.
NO. Commas are used to separate items in a list.
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the art teacher justmarried Mrs. Inversa got
Mrs. Inversa, the art teacher, just got married.
What word does the appositive describe?
Cole, a new student at Arrowhead, is in Mrs. Bloom's 6th grade class.
Cole
The main course, turkey, will be ready to eat at 2:00 pm.
turkey
Fall, _____________________, will come to an end on December 20th.
also called Autumn
The season before winter.
The season after summer.
Ms. Alexis, a graduate student at Long Island University, will be at Arrowhead until mid December.
YES. The appositive is "a graduate student at Long Island University".
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gets cold like hot cocoa I enjoy a hot beverage when the weather drinking
I enjoy drinking a hot beverage, like hot cocoa, when the weather gets cold.
What word does the appositive describe?
Justin, a read headed 6th grade boy, has a lot of energy!
Justin
Mrs. Howland, the library teacher, talked about her favorite book about Thanksgiving.
the library teacher
Mrs. K's Cafe,_________________, gets very noisy when students have lunch.
the cafeteria
I plan to eat apple pie, pumpkin pie, pecan pie and cheese cake on Thanksgiving Day.
NO. Commas are used to separate items in a list.
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goes to GG's Arrowhead Elementary little sister Bell School too.
GG's little sister, Bell, goes to Arrowhead Elementary School.
What word does the appositive describe?
Brayden's sister, London, is a high school student.
Brayden's sister