Appositives and Interrupters
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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
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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.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the appositive in this sentence: 'My brother, a skilled guitarist, plays in a band.'
Back
a skilled guitarist
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an appositive phrase?
Back
An appositive phrase includes the appositive and any modifiers that describe it.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Example of an appositive phrase: 'The city of Paris, the capital of France, is beautiful.' What is the appositive phrase?
Back
the capital of France
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What punctuation is used with appositives?
Back
Commas are used to set off appositives from the rest of the sentence.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the correct punctuation for this sentence: 'My dog a golden retriever loves to play.'
Back
My dog, a golden retriever, loves to play.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an interrupter?
Back
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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