Appositives

Appositives

What is an appositive>

• Nouns or noun phrases that are found before or after a noun to give more information about that noun.

• Appositives can be at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence

Examples:

• Maria, my best friend ever, got to go on vacation with me!

• I walked to her house, a large two-story with a massive front yard.

• The craziest kids ever, Mrs. Surowiec's class loves to play jokes on one another.

In the following sentences, Identify the appositive and the noun it is describing.

Remember, the appositive is stopping the sentence to describe a noun or noun phrase.