Nouns as Appositives

ELA

Appositives and the nouns they describe

Appositive

• A word or phrase that identifies a noun or gives extra information about a noun

• The appositive is usually right next to the noun it is clarifying

• Example: Emily's brother, Sam, climbed on the bus. Who is the subject of this sentence?

• In the example, brother is the subject (noun) and the person doing something in this sentence. Sam is the appositive.

Appositive Examples

• His friend, Tom, went on vacation. What is Tom describing?

• The class played their favorite game during recess, which is soccer. What is giving more information about their favorite game?

• Louisiana, one of the southern states, is known for it's boot shape. Which one of the southern states?

• My third grade virtual teacher at LCCA, Ms. Buller, loves reading! What is describing Ms. Buller?

My favorite dog is very intelligent.

• Do you know what my favorite dog is?

• Are there hundreds of types of dogs?

• Can we add information to this sentence to give extra details?

What is the appositive describing?

• My favorite dog, a German shepherd, is very intelligent.

• What is my favorite dog?

• What part of the sentence is an appositive?

• Remember: appositives are surrounded by commas

What noun is the appositive giving more information about?

That girl, the one with the blue jeans on, was sharing with me.

Just a reminder!

• Appositives add EXTRA information

• If you remove the appositive from the sentence, it will still make sense.

• My third grade virtual teacher at LCCA, Ms. Buller, loves reading!

• Ms. Buller loves reading! Is this still a sentence that makes sense without the appositive?

Practice time!

Read the sentences carefully. Today you are choosing the NOUN being described by the appositive or appositve phrase.

READY? SET? GO!

Multiple Choice

What word or phrase is the appositive giving more information about?

Can my friend, Angelo, come over to play Xbox?

• my friend

• Angelo

• come over

Multiple Choice

What noun is the appositive giving more information about?

The boy, who is playing soccer, is on my team.

• boy

• soccer

• team

Multiple Choice

What noun is the appositive describing in the following sentence?

Loki, the greatest super villain of all time, is very cunning.

• Loki

• the greatest super villain of all time

• cunning

Multiple Choice

Choose the noun that the appositive is describing.

My cousin's instrument, the red guitar, was signed by Les Paul.

• cousin

• instrument

• Les Paul

Multiple Select

If you remove an appositive from a sentence, will the sentence still make sense?

• no

• yes

Multiple Choice

What word or phrase is the appositive giving more information about?

I can't find my notebook, the one I use for Social Studies class.

• I

• notebook

• Social Studies class

Multiple Choice

What word or phrase is the appositive describing?

The fastest land animal, a cheetah, is extremely cute.

• The fastest land animal

• cheetah

• cute

Multiple Select

Choose a noun to fit in the sentence.

My ______, the really entergetic one, can't come to the party.

• skateboard

• lunchbox

• sister

Choose a noun to describe the appositive.

The _______, with the red shirt, is a really fast runner.

What I learned today

How to identify nouns being described (or giving more information) by APPOSITIVES in a sentence.

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