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Identifying Appositives and Appositive Phrases (A)

Identifying Appositives and Appositive Phrases (A)

Assessment

Flashcard

English

8th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.7.1A, L.4.2C, L.9-10.1B

+1

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an appositive?

Back

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or provides additional information about another noun right beside it.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an appositive phrase?

Back

An appositive phrase consists of an appositive and any modifiers it may have, providing more detail about the noun.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the appositive in the sentence: 'My brother, a skilled guitarist, plays in a band.'

Back

a skilled guitarist

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you punctuate appositives?

Back

Appositives are usually set off by commas, especially if they are non-restrictive (not essential to the meaning of the sentence).

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive appositives?

Back

Restrictive appositives are essential to the meaning of the sentence and are not set off by commas, while non-restrictive appositives add extra information and are set off by commas.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Provide an example of a restrictive appositive.

Back

The author Mark Twain wrote many famous novels.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Provide an example of a non-restrictive appositive.

Back

My sister, a talented artist, is exhibiting her work this weekend.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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