Teaching Commas

Appositives with Commas

Let's practice

Mrs. Trejo, the math teacher, is excellent at math.

Multiple Choice

True or false?

An appositive gives EXTRA DESCRIPTION to the word(s) right before it.

• True

• False

Examples:

• Let's go play with Bob, my new dog.

• My best friend, Jordan, just got anew Oculus!

Multiple Select

Check all that are right:

Where in a sentence can an appositive be?

• Beginning

• Middle

• End

Multiple Choice

How many commas are needed if the appositive is in the MIDDLE of a sentence?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

Which part of the sentence is the appositive?

Draco, my pet cat, is black with a white spot on his chest.

• Draco

• my pet cat

• is black with a white spot on his chest

Multiple Choice

Choose the appositive in the sentence.

Jada, my sister, is so mean sometimes.

• Jada

• my sister

• is so mean sometimes

Multiple Choice

Which sentence about Petey is punctuated correctly to show an appositive?

• Petey my pet snake has only bitten one person.

• Petey, my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

• Petey, my pet snake has only bitten one person.

• Petey my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence about Olive Garden is punctuated correctly with an appositive?

• 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

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated with an appositive?

• 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.

Open Ended

YOU TRY!

Write your own sentence that correctly has an appositive in it.