Appositive Phrases

Appositives and Appositive Phrases

By Anne Allen IXL DD.2

Appositives

are nouns that usually follow and rename or describe another noun.

• Erin, my friend,

• Jeevan's bulldog, Fido,

• my favorite subject, ELA.

• Our school​, CYMS, ​

Multiple Choice

Identify the appositive:

My cousin, Sammy, broke his arm in the championship game last weekend.

• cousin

• Sammy

• arm

• game

Multiple Choice

Identify the appositive:

Santa Claus gave his favorite reindeer, Rudolph, a special treat on Christmas Eve.

• Santa Claus

• reindeer

• Rudolph

• special treat

Appositive Phrases

are appositives with all of their modifiers. They are noun phrases.

• Suzanne, my best friend in the whole world,

• The Golden Gate Bridge, the bridge that connects San Francisco​ and Marin County,

• Amanda, my youngest and most evil cousin,

• my pet cat, the one who climbs trees,​

Multiple Choice

Identify the appositive phrase:

The coast of Africa, one of the world's largest continents, is a prosperous trading region.

• The coast of Africa

• one of the world's largest continents

• is a prosperous trading region

• of Africa

Multiple Choice

Identify the appositive phrase:

Did you know that Mr. Angel, my new English teacher, was a pro-football player?

• Mr. Angel

• English teacher

• my new English teacher

• was a pro-football player

Multiple Choice

Identify the appositive phrase:

The fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, can travel more than 100 miles per hour at certain times.

• The fastest animal

• the peregrine falcon

• can travel more than 100 miles per hour

• at certain times

Appositives and appositive phrases

are usually separated from the noun they rename with commas.

• My angry neighbor, Mr. Grinch, needs to calm down.

• Sylvia, my oldest brother's wife, has ​a pet iguana.

• ​New York City, the most populated city in the U.S., is very crowded.

• ​Marco's sister, Rita, plays the harmonica.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

• My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.

• My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.

• My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

• My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• We decided to eat at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

• We decided to eat at Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.

• We decided to eat at, Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.

• We decided, to eat, at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

Multiple Choice

Select the appositive or appositive phrase:

Coffee, a great source of energy, is the perfect drink on cool nights.

• Coffee

• Coffee, a great source of energy

• a great source of energy

• cool nights

Multiple Choice

Select the appositive or appositive phrase.

In the time of the Roman Republic, only male Roman citizens were allowed to wear the toga, a long cloth wrapped around the body.

• In the time of the Roman Republic

• only male Roman citizens were allowed to wear the toga,

• a long cloth wrapped around the body.

Multiple Choice

What are appositives phrases usually separated from noun phrases by?

• Nothing

• Period

• Semi-colon

• Comma(s)

Multiple Choice

Select the appositive or appositive phrase.

William Shakespeare, the revered English playwright, wrote plays more than four hundred years ago; his works continue to influence people around the world.

• William Shakespeare

• the revered English playwright,

• wrote plays more than four hundred years ago that

• even now,

• continue to influence people around the world