Appositives

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An appositive follows another noun or noun phrase, and it provides extra information that further identifies or defines the noun.

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True

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Is an appositive bonus information?

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True

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Find the appositive in this sentence: Hermione Granger, a witch at Hogwarts School, is accomplished at spells.

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, a witch at Hogwarts School,

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Find the appositive in the sentence: The Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel’s masterpiece, can be found on the Champs de Mars.

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Gustave Eiffel’s masterpiece

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Add the correct punctuation to the sentence: I love that magazine the sports almanac.

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Add a comma (,) after magazine

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Find the appositive in the sentence: A terrific friend, Selena was my best friend in school. Options: A terrific friend, Selena, best friend, in school.

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A terrific friend,

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Find the appositive in the sentence: The hotel, a five‐star favorite among guests, is expensive.

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, a five‐star favorite among guests,

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Add the correct punctuation to the sentence: My necklace a string of pearls is very precious to me.

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My necklace, a string of pearls, is very precious to me.

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Find the appositive in the sentence: The package, a brown box, came in the mail.

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, a brown box,

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Find the appositive in the sentence: My dogs, a couple of scavengers, never miss a meal.

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, a couple of scavengers,