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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.9-10.1B

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an appositive?

Back

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or clarifies another noun next to it. For example, in 'My brother, a skilled musician, plays guitar,' 'a skilled musician' is the appositive.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an appositive phrase?

Back

An appositive phrase includes the appositive and any modifiers. For example, in 'The book, a thrilling mystery novel, kept me up all night,' 'a thrilling mystery novel' is the appositive phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the appositive in this sentence: 'My dog, Max, loves to play fetch.'

Back

Max

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence: 'The capital of France, Paris, is known for its art and culture.'

Back

Paris

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What punctuation is used with appositives?

Back

Commas are typically used to set off appositives from the rest of the sentence, especially if the appositive is non-restrictive.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a restrictive appositive?

Back

A restrictive appositive provides essential information about the noun it renames and is not set off by commas. For example, in 'My friend Sarah is coming over,' 'Sarah' is a restrictive appositive.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a non-restrictive appositive?

Back

A non-restrictive appositive adds extra information that is not essential to the meaning of the sentence and is set off by commas. For example, 'My brother, a doctor, lives in New York.'

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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