Appositives and Prepositional Sentences

Which of the following sentences are 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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Identify the prepositional phrase (mouse) in the sentence: My favorite holiday is in December.

• in December

• My favorite

• favorite holiday

• is in December

I went to McDonald's to eat my favorite meal chicken nuggets.

Where do you place the comma?

• After McDonald's

• After meal

• After I

• After chicken

Which is the prepositional phrase (mouse)?

• Today

• While

• At night

• For sure

By noon, all the runners were finished.

• By noon
• All the runners
• The runners
• Were finished

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

_______, I brushed my teeth.

Add a prepositional phrase (mouse).

• After breakfast

• Today

• This morning

• Yes

What is the appositive(s)?
Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.

• Roald Dahl
• a famous children's author
• wrote many of his books
• yellow legal pads

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is this a correctly written appositive sentence?

Mrs. Elterman, my 3rd period English teacher, teaches grammar every Tuesday.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Charlie, Diane's eleven-year-old beagle, chews holes in the living room carpeting as if he were still a puppy.

• An appostive
• A simple sentence
• A compound sentence
• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.

• Last night I had fun because the fireworks were so cool.

• In December, we will get two weeks off from school.

• I am so happy; for you.

• Can you help me please.