
Appositives and Appositive Phrases
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- Q1What is an appositive?A word that shows action.Something that defines how something was done.A person, place, or thing.a fragment that is set off by commas that renames a noun with a another noun60s
- Q2Identify the appositive in this sentence - Everyone likes Mrs. Smith, our band director.EveryoneMrs. Smithour band director60s
- Q3Find the appositive - Our best player, Jason Tran, broke his ankle.our best playerJason Tranbroke his ankle60s
- Q4Find the appositive - The potato, a starchy vegetable, is also a source of vitamins.the potatoa source of vitaminsa starchy vegetable60s
- Q5Find the appositive: Mr. Wells explained his latest invention, a time machine.a time machineMr. Wellsexplained60s
- Q6Find the appositive: Manuel Ortiz, an artist, will display his works at the library.Manuel Ortizan artistat the library60s
- Q7Where do the commas go? James Madison's friend Thomas Jefferson was president before Madison.after madisonafter friend AND after Jeffersonafter president60s
- Q8Where do the commas go? Aunt Carmella my mother's sister is a veterinarian.after sisterafter Carmella and after sisterafter Carmella60s
- Q9Where do the commas go? Agatha Christie a mystery writer composed clever stories.after Christie and after writerafter Christieafter writer60s
- Q10What is an appositive?a fragment that is set off by commas that renames a noun with a another nounA person, place, or thing.Something that defines how something was done.A word that shows action.60s