Question 1

What is an appositive?

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A noun that renames another noun

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A type of adverb

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A kind of adjective

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A type of verb

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an appositive?

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"My brother, a great soccer player, won the game."

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"She loves painting."

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"The cat ran quickly."

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"We went to the park."

Question 3

Identify the appositive in this sentence: "Sara, my best friend, is coming over."

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"my best friend"

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"is"

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"Sara"

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"is coming over"

Question 4

In which sentence does the appositive make the meaning clearer?

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"The dog, a German Shepherd, barked loudly."

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"The dog ran fast."

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"Birds sing in the morning."

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"The cat sleeps on the sofa."

Question 5

What is the purpose of an appositive in a sentence?

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To give more information about a noun

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To connect two sentences

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To change the tense

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To describe an action

Question 6

Which sentence contains an appositive?

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"My school, Maplewood Elementary, is very big."

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"I like to read books."

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"The sun rises in the east."

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"She plays the piano beautifully."

Question 7

What happens if you remove the appositive from a sentence?

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The sentence may lose some detail or clarity

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It turns into a command

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It becomes a question

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It can no longer be a complete sentence

Question 8

Which of the following sentences uses an appositive correctly?

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"Tom, the tallest boy in class, won the race."

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"The tallest boy won the race."

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"Tom runs fast every day."

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"He likes to swim."

Question 9

Which example shows an appositive?

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"My sister, a talented artist, painted this picture."

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"The picture is beautiful."

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"My sister likes to paint."

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"She is very creative."

Question 10

What is the appositive in the sentence: "Jupiter, the largest planet, is very far from the sun."?

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"the largest planet"

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"Jupiter"

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"is very far"

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"from the sun"

Question 11

In the sentence 'Sarah, my best friend, is coming over.', what does the appositive tell us?

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Who Sarah is

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When Sarah arrives

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Where Sarah is

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What Sarah does

Question 12

Which of the following sentences contains an appositive?

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Tom, my favorite teacher, is very kind.

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My favorite teacher is Tom.

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Tom loves to read.

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Tom is very kind.

Question 13

What is the function of an appositive in a sentence?

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To rename or give more information about a noun

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To show a location

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To describe an action

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To connect two sentences

Question 14

In the sentence 'Emily, the artist, painted a beautiful mural.', what is the appositive?

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the artist

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painted a beautiful mural

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a beautiful mural

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Emily

Question 15

What does the appositive do in the sentence 'My sister, a talented musician, plays the piano.'?

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It gives information about my sister.

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It says where my sister lives.

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It tells what my sister does.

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It describes my sister's pet.

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