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Appositive Basics
Essential or Non Essential
Name the Appositive
Appositive Punctuation
100
A noun phrase or pronoun identifying or explaining a person, place, or thing named in the sentence
What is "an Appositive"
100
Lucky, my first dog, used to love to chase squirrels.
What is "Non restrictive"
100
John lost his dog, a small chihuahua, at the lake.
What is " a small chihuahua"
100
My teacher Mrs. Alford loves algebra.
What is ",Mrs. Alford,"
200
The two types of appositives
What are "restrictive and non restrictive appositives"
200
My cousin, a doctor, is going to join the Peace Corps.
What is "Non restrictive"
200
Stephanie, my cousin, just bought a house.
What is " my cousin"
200
The bald eagle our national bird soared above the trees.
What is ",our national bird,"
300
This type of appositive needs to punctuated using commas.
What is " a non restrictive appositive"
300
My friend Mike is a police officer.
What is " a restrictive appositive"
300
The kids climbed the mountain, one of the highest in the area.
What is "one of the highest in the area"
300
Bob who could not be here today opposes the legislation.
What is ", who could not be here today,"
400
This type of appositive does not need to be punctuated using commas.
What is "a restrictive appositive"
400
My iPhone, made by Apple, is very glitchy.
What is " a non restrictive appositive"
400
Michael Jordan, the basketball player, is the greatest of all-time.
What is "the basketball player"
400
The book found on the top shelf was quite dusty.
What is ", found on the top shelf,"