Appositives

Appositives

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What are Appositives

Appositives are nouns or noun phrases that follow or come before a noun, and give more information about it.

Example, ... “a golden retriever” is an appositive to “The puppy.” The word appositive is derived from the Latin phrases ad and positio meaning “near” and “placement.”

Appositives 

Examples : The puppy, a golden retriever, is my newest pet.

Example 2: A two-month-old rambunctious puppy, Brady ripped up a pillow while I was away for a moment in the kitchen.

Explanation: The appositive “A two-year-old rambunctious puppy” precedes the noun “Brady.”

Angry at Brady, I began yelling but stopped when I looked at him, a sweet little puppy unaware of his wrongdoing and still not quite housetrained.

Here the appositive is the noun phrase  “a sweet little puppy unaware of his wrongdoing and still not quite housetrained.“

As is shown in these two examples, appositives can be simple or complex and can appear in any part of the sentence.

Mrs. Tovanche teaches Saturday Camp

There is no Appositives

Mrs. Tovanche the middle school teacher teaches Saturday Camp

The Appositive is middle school teacher

Names may also be appositives

My friend Evan James loves video games

Evan James gives more information about who my friend is

Multiple Choice

Ms. Anzaldo the math teacher loves cookies

• The Math Teacher

• Cookies

• Ms. Anzaldo

• Math

Multiple Select

Ms. Henderson the middle school teachers, grades the students science projects

• Ms. Henderson

• Grades the science projects

• Middle School Teacher

• Science

Multiple Choice

Ms. DeVara the English teacher, prefers dogs over cats

• Ms. DeVara

• Prefers dogs over cats

• English Teacher

• Dogs over Cats

Test that you know!

Now you will create you own Appositives on the following slides

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The monkey is often found in the jungle

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Before you buy ice cream, make sure you pick the right flavor.

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The coast of Europe is a prosperous trading region

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Ms. Terrazas hired two new teachers.

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The fastest animal can travel more than 100 miles per hour at certain times

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Our family visited The History Museum.

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Our neighbor and his daughters take walks every evening.