U2 W4 Grammar

What does an appositive do?

• identifies a noun or pronoun

• identifies an adjective or adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When using appositives, the writer may need one or two commas.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Does the following sentence contain an appositive?

Ruben's sister, Bella, swims for the Jets, too.

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Does the following sentence contain an appositive?

He swims for the city team, the Jacksonville Jets.

• yes

• no

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Does the following sentence contain an appositive? Bella, a fourth grader, is one of the top swimmers on the team.

• Yes

• no

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Does the following sentence contain an appositive?

My dad showed me Madison on the United States map.

• Yes

• no

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence punctuates the appositive correctly?

• My brother Antone plans to enter the spelling bee when he is old enough.

• My brother, Antone plans to enter the spelling bee when he is old enough.

• My brother, Antone, plans to enter the spelling bee when he is old enough.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence contains an appositive punctuated correctly?

• Mrs. Bates, our school principal, is one of the judges.

• Mrs. Bates our school principal is one of the judges.

• Mrs. Bates, our school principal is one of the judges.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which one of the following sentences punctuated an appositive correctly?

• Our local television station KJBR-TV, broadcasts the spelling bee each year.

• Our local television station, KJBR-TV broadcasts the spelling bee each year.

• Our local television station, KJBR-TV, broadcasts the spelling bee each year.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following sentences correctly punctuates an appositive?

• Elena's father, a florist, plans to open a new flower shop there.

• Elena's father a florist plans to open a new flower shop there.

• Elena's father, a florist plans to open a new flower shop there.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B