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 noun or pronoun placed after another noun to identify, rename or explain something.30s
- Q2Identify the appositive in this sentence - Everyone likes Mrs. Smith, our band director.EveryoneMrs. Smithour band director30s
- Q3Find the appositive - Our best player, Jason Tran, broke his ankle.Jason Tranour best playerbroke his ankle30s
- Q4Find the appositive- The popular singer Beyonce performs in a variety of musical styles.BeyonceThe popular singerperforms in a variety of musical styles30s
- Q5Find the appositive - A starchy vegetable, the potato is also a source of vitamins.the potatoa source of vitaminsA starchy vegetable30s
- Q6Find the appositive - Mr. Wells explained his latest invention a time machine.a time machineMr. Wellsexplained30s
- Q7What is being modified? Manuel Ortiz an artist will display his works at the library.the artistManuel Ortizat the library30s
- Q8Where do the commas go? Madison's friend Thomas Jefferson was president before Madison.after madisonafter friend and after Jeffersonafter president30s
- Q9Where do the commas go? Aunt Carmella my mother's sister is a veterinarian.after sisterafter Carmella and after sisterafter Carmella30s
- Q10Where do the commas go? A mystery writer Agatha Christie composed clever plots.after writer and after Christieafter Christieafter writer30s