Appositives and Interrupters

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What is an appositive?

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

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

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a skilled guitarist

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What is an appositive phrase?

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An appositive phrase includes the appositive and any modifiers that describe it.

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Example of an appositive phrase: 'The city of Paris, the capital of France, is beautiful.' What is the appositive phrase?

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the capital of France

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What punctuation is used with appositives?

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Commas are used to set off appositives from the rest of the sentence.

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Identify the correct punctuation for this sentence: 'My dog a golden retriever loves to play.'

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My dog, a golden retriever, loves to play.

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What is an interrupter?

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An interrupter is a word, phrase, or clause that adds information to a sentence but can be removed without changing the sentence's meaning.

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Identify the interrupter in this sentence: 'The movie, in my opinion, was fantastic.'

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in my opinion

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How do you punctuate sentences with interrupters?

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Interrupters are set off by commas before and after.

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Example of a sentence with an interrupter: 'The teacher, however, was late.' What is the interrupter?

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however