Appositive Phrases

Which words make up the appositive phrases?
A clever inventor, Suzanne Troiani is always tinkering in her studio.

• A clever inventor
• in her studio
• always tinkering
• inventor

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the appositive in the sentence: A famous Englishman, William Shakespeare wrote plays like “Romeo and Juliet.”

• A famous Englishman
• William Shakespeare
• wrote plays
• "Romeo and Juliet"

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

To what does the appositive phrase refer? Phoebe Buffay's lucky charm, a stuffed giraffe, goes everywhere with her.

• with her
• charm
• Phoebe Buffay

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

To what does the appositive phrase refer?
The enthusiastic collector, Manny Delgado has a closet full of limited-edition bowling shoes.

• enthusiastic 
• collector
• closet full
• limited-edition bowling shoes

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

To what does the appositive phrase refer? 
What does the bold appositive phrase refer to?
A star basketball player, Steven Tyler is the tallest person in class.

• Steven Tyler
• tallest person
• class
• basketball player

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive phrase? Pitbull dropped his seltzer, a very bubbly drink, and now he is afraid to open it.

• Pitbull dropped his seltzer
• a very bubbly drink
• he is afraid to open it
• bubbly drink

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive phrase? 
The chemist Professor Ramirez helped Derek Jeter make a volcano for the science fair.

• Professor Ramirez
• the chemist
• Derek Jeter
• science fair

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is properly punctuated?

• Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting, a portrait of my guinea pig, hangs above my sofa.
• Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting, a portrait of my guinea pig hangs above my sofa.
• Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting a portrait of my guinea pig hangs above my sofa.
• Lily Tucker-Pritchett's latest painting a portrait of my guinea pig hangs above my sofa.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which one of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• The insect, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is crawling across the kitchen table.
• My 486 computer, a modern-day dinosaur chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
• Diane's eleven-year-old beagle Reliable chews holes in the living room carpeting as if he were still a puppy.
• The chief surgeon an expert in organ-transplant procedures took her nephew on a hospital tour.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which one of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• My mother will make my favorite food, spaghetti, for supper.
• Jonathan, the boy in the blue baseball cap is my best friend.
• Our teacher Mrs. Walker gave us lots of homework last night.
• The playoffs for soccer, my favorite sport are today after school.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A