Appositives

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What is an appositive?

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a noun or noun phrase that renames or defines

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When do you need to use commas with an appositive? Options: always, when the appositive describes a noun, when the appositive is essential to the sentence, when the appositive isn't really necessary and could be removed from the sentence.

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when the appositive isn't really necessary and could be removed from the sentence

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Appositives can also be punctuated with: dashes and parenthesis, apostrophes and colons, question marks and quotation marks, brackets and underlines.

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dashes and parenthesis

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Identify the appositive in the sentence: "My cat, Cloudy, likes to sleep all day."

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Cloudy

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Identify the appositive in the sentence: "Our school, Cabrillo High School, is located in Vandenberg Village."

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Cabrillo High School

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Identify the appositive in the sentence: "Mr. Eisen, the science teacher, works in the aquarium."

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the science teacher

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Identify the appositive in the sentence: "Our principal, who is new this year, used to work at Santa Ynez High School."

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who is new this year

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Identify the appositive in the sentence: "The vice principal, Mr. Grimnes, has worked here for many years."

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Mr. Grimnes