The artist Vincent van Gogh has impressive paintings.
"Vincent van Gogh" - appositive
100
An appositive phrase is a noun/noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it
True
100
My aunt a painter, painted the best artwork around.
Between "aunt" and "a"
100
He couldn't get the idea, a plan to conquer all of Europe, out of his head.
Nonessential
100
She couldn't get it out of her head.
Not
200
How could you, a famed police officer, be a dirty cop?
"a famed police officer" - appositive phrase
200
An appositive is a noun or pronoun that's placed next to another noun/pronoun to identify or give additional information about it.
True
200
The swimmer, Mr. Balten could be seen every day at the pool.
Between "Balten" and "could"
200
Mrs. Gallagher's friend Judy couldn't help her. Perhaps Clara could assist in potting her petunias instead?
Essential
200
George had company, the rowdy bunch incredibly rude and smelly.
Appositive
300
She went to the Keys, a group of islands off the coast of Florida.
"a group of islands off the coast of Florida" - appositive phrase
300
Appositives, when renaming a pronoun, don't need a comma
False
300
Alec, my cousin, liked to play chess an intellectual game.
Between "chess" and "an"
300
"Masks" and "Invitation" are written by the poet Shel Silverstein.
Essential
300
Why would you do such a horrible, evil, and downright malicious thing?
Not
400
I gave my partners Josie and Gretchen candy bars.
"Josie and Gretchen" - appositive phrase
400
Appositive phrases are never needed in a sentence
False
400
How could you, such a noble man injure someone who did you no wrong?
Between "man" and "injure"
400
She could never hate him, the dashing man.
Nonessential
400
He could never get her back, his wonderful girlfriend.
Appositive
500
We soccer players could kick balls all day.
"soccer players" - appositive phrase
500
When an appositive in nonessential, you need two commas to punctuate
False: nonessential appositive phrases can be at the end of a sentence, and therefore only need one comma
500
She liked him, that was for sure. Sarah, you could say, was infatuated with the boy next door Robbie. She could simply not take her eyes off of him, and he liked the attention.
Between "door" and "Robbie"
500
The vent was large, squeaky, and an overall menace. No one knew where Joey the janitor was, so no one could fix it, either.
Essential
500
She hated that no-good man because he was a lier and a cheat. Those people could never see one another, lest they jump at each others' throats.