Appositives & Prepositions 6,7

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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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Give an example of an appositive in a sentence.

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In the sentence 'My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar,' 'a talented musician' is the appositive.

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What do appositive phrases add details or descriptions to?

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Appositive phrases add details or descriptions to nouns.

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How should appositives be punctuated in a sentence?

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

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Identify the appositive in this sentence: 'The capital of France, Paris, is beautiful.'

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The appositive is 'Paris'.

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What is a preposition?

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A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

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List some common prepositions.

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Common prepositions include: in, on, at, between, under, over, and with.

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What is the function of a prepositional phrase?

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A prepositional phrase includes a preposition and its object, providing additional information about time, location, or direction.

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Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: 'The cat is under the table.'

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The prepositional phrase is 'under the table'.

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

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The correct punctuation is: 'My dog, a golden retriever, loves to play.'