Stuff You Should Know To Help You
True or False? A sentence can still grammatically function properly without an appositive or appositive phrase.
True
Nevada, a state, contains one half of Lake Tahoe.
state
Mrs. Jewell, the teacher who loves music, sings in class.
the teacher who loves music
Please identify the appositive or appositive phrase. If there are none, write none. The carved pumpkin looked fantastic.
none
The soda 7-UP tastes really good.
7-UP
True or False? An appositive or appositive phrase always has to be set apart by a comma.
False; they do not need to be set apart by a comma
The stadium Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants play.
Oracle Park
Twix, my favorite candy, is made of chocolate and caramel.
my favorite candy
Please identify the appositive or appositive phrase. If there are none, write none. The Audi R8, Mr. Woodworth's dream car, is really cool.
App. Phrase: Mr. Woodworth's dream car
Spring break is coming up, a two week-long break for OSG students.
a two week-long break for OSG students.
True or False? An appositive phrase must have an appositive?
True
My birthday month, July, is in the summertime
July
The pretzel, a food originally from Germany, is now seen in many places globally.
a food originally from Germany
Please identify the appositive or appositive phrase. If there are none, write none. The Regina Campus, part of OSGNA, is in Canada.
App phrase: part of OSGNA
The principal Dr. Peterson is in her office right now.
Dr. Peterson
An appositive must be which part of speech? (Two possible answers-either is acceptable)
Noun or pronoun
A tasty dip, ketchup, has been around for a long time.
ketchup
Regina, a city in Saskatchewan, is surrounded by prairies.
a city in Saskatchewan
Please identify the appositive or appositive phrase. If there are none, write none. My hat, the blue one with pink ducks on it, is as ugly as the sweater it came with.
App Phrase: the blue one with pink ducks on it
The gate A-7 is where my flight boards.
A-7
Appositives must occur after which part of speech? (Two possible answers-either correct one acceptable)
Noun or pronoun
My friend Caleb is here right now.
Caleb
The quiz topic, appositives and appositive phrases, is explored on this Jeopardy.
appositives and appositive phrases
Please identify the appositive or appositive phrase. If there are none, write none. Thanksgiving, the next holiday, is in less than a month.
App. Phrase: the next holiday
Jimmy, my new friend, is really tall
my new friend