Appositive phrases

Appositive phrases by Maria Roselius, Adreona Moore, Audrey Junkins.

An Appositive
phrase
is...

​​is a noun or a noun phrase that provides extra information about another noun or a noun phrase that comes before it.

what does and appositive phrase do to a sentence?

provides extra information about subject

Clarify: "My cat, an adorable silver tabby, doesn't trust strangers" Combine sentences: "One of my nieces is named Sally. She catches fish well" - "My niece Sally catches fish well". Add variety: Appositives can add syntactic variety to a sentence. 

Appositives used correctly....

1. Richard, my brother, is taking me to the airport Friday afternoon.

​2. My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends.

​3. The capital of France, Paris, is a popular destination for tourists from across the world.

Appositives used incorrectly..

"Despite" is a preposition and "growing up in a wealthy family" is a gerund phrase that serves as an object

"Despite growing up in a wealthy family"

"The most intelligent person, On planet earth hasn't been born yet" is not renaming the subject or object which makes the sentence wrong

"On planet Earth"

Appositives with other phrases..

1. "My favorite book, the Lord of The Rings, (AP phrase) kept me up all night."( PREP phrase)

2. "The best form of exercise, walking, (Gerund phrase) is also the least expensive.(AP phrase)

• My hometown, Philadelphia, has many historical sites.

• My puppy, a rambunctious Boston Terrier, loves to play fetch 

​find the appositive phrases.

Work together..

• A record-setting swimmer, Jada practically lived at the pool 

Multiple Choice

True or False?

This sentence contains an appositive phrase:

I went to the movies with my family yesterday.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Appositive phrases provide more information about a noun.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains an appositive phrase?

• We are going to the dog park.

• My youngest brother, David, loves to go to the museum.

• The magician performed at her party.

• I had a lot of fun at the movies on Saturday.

Multiple Choice

True or False?

This sentence does NOT contain an appositive phrase:

Alexandra, the marine biologist, won an award for her recent discoveries.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Create your own appositive phrase for this sentence:

“My favorite class I take, ________, was unusually boring this week.”

Multiple Choice

What is the appositive phrase in this sentence?

My favorite ice cream shop, Dairy Queen, was closed today.

• Ice cream shop

• Closed today

• Dairy queen

• My favorite

Multiple Choice

Which part of the sentence is an appositive phrase?

“I ate lunch at Chick-fil-a, my favorite restaurant, over the weekend.”

• Ate lunch

• My favorite restaurant

• At Chick-fil-a

• The weekend

Multiple Choice

What noun is the appositive phrase adding more information to?

“Our school, Robert C. Byrd, is a fun place to go.”

• Fun place

• Our school

• Robert C. Byrd

• To go