Appositives

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What is an appositive?

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An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right next to it, providing extra information about that noun.

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How is an appositive punctuated in a sentence?

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An appositive is set off by commas in the beginning, middle, or end of the sentence.

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: David, my neighbor, waters his yard every day.

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Correctly punctuated.

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Where do the commas go in this sentence? Mr. Riley is moving to a different city Chicago.

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Mr. Riley is moving to a different city, Chicago.

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: My mom Angela is a good cook.

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My mom, Angela, is a good cook.

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated? My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.

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Correctly punctuated.

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Identify the correctly punctuated sentence: The students were terrified of Mrs. Alanis, the monster of English I.

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Correctly punctuated.

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What is the purpose of an appositive in a sentence?

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To provide additional information or clarification about a noun.

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What punctuation is used to set off an appositive?

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Commas.

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Can an appositive be a single word?

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Yes, an appositive can be a single word or a phrase.