app phrases presentation

Commas +
Appositives

Mia Nishina and

Meilin Hong

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Appositives

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Poll

Do you know what an appositive phrase is?

• Yes

• I could identify it if given an example sentence.

• No

◍Appositives are nouns or phrases that immediately
follow and describe/rename another noun, usually
used to clarify or classify

◍To identify an appositive, look for two nouns near
each other, one describing/renaming the other

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Multiple Select

Which sentence(s) have an appositive phrase?

• The neon-green ball, usually used in tennis, popped.

• My dream to own a magic carpet hasn't come true yet.

• Mauna Kea, a volcano, erupted yesterday.

• As a rhino, I sure love my greens!

Multiple Select

In this example, which is the appositive phrase?

Ex. "During their break, the student, a high schooler, researched appositive phrases."

• During their break

• the student

• a high schooler

• researched appositive phrases

​Ex. "During their break, the student, a high schooler, researched appositive phrases."

Diagramming Sentences

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Commas

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Multiple Choice

Which usage of commas is right for this example?

1. My teacher, Ms. Sprott, loves appositive phrases.

2. My teacher Ms. Sprott loves appositive phrases

• 1

• 2

◍Restrictive: When the appositive contains essential
information, no comma is needed

◍Non-restrictive: When the appositive contains
non-essential information, commas are needed

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Open Ended

Please write an example of a restrictive sentence with an appositive phrase.

Open Ended

Please write an example of a non-restrictive sentence with an appositive phrase.

Think about it like this:
If the sentence would be clear and complete without
the appositive, commas are necessary

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◍If a comma is needed, place one comma before and
one comma after the appositive.

◍If your appositive is towards the end of the
sentence, instead of a comma at the end, you can
put a period.

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Multiple Select

Please choose all examples which are grammatically correct.

• The mouse a cute thief stole Santaʻs cookies and milk.

• I went to my favorite place, the roller rink, yesterday.

• The elephant in the room, a very cute calf, trumpeted loudly.

• The library at my school Punahou is always cold.

• The taxi driver blasted PSYʻs song "Gangnam Style" the entire car ride.

Open Ended

How would you fix this sentence?

Ex. "The street dancer gaped when my friend Tyro a gymnast performed a backflip."

Thank you!

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