Appositives

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Which part of speech will be an appositive?

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noun

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A nonrestrictive appositive or appositive phrase is . . .

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not essential to the meaning of the sentence

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What punctuation is used to separate a nonrestrictive appositive from the word it is renaming and the rest of the sentence?

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a comma (,)

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What is the part of speech of a nonrestrictive appositive?

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common noun

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A restrictive appositive or appositive phrase is . . .

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essential to the meaning of the sentence

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What punctuation is used to separate a restrictive appositive from the word it is renaming and the rest of the sentence? Options: a comma (,), a semicolon (;), an apostrophe ('), none of the above

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none of the above

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What is the part of speech of a restrictive appositive?

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proper noun

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Identify the appositive in the sentence: The Continental Congress, a group of American patriots, played a key role in America's fight for independence.

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group

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What is the appositive in the sentence: "The Battle of Lexington, the first armed fight of the American Revolution, took place on April 19, 1775."?

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fight

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Identify the appositive in the sentence: The Boston politician Samuel Adams opposed the British tax on tea. Options: Boston, politician, Samuel Adams, tea.

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Samuel Adams