Identifying Appositives and Appositive Phrases
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7th - 9th Grade
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.
Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.
(a)
Answer explanation
The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'the great Renaissance painter,' which provides additional information about Leonardo da Vinci.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.
In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.
(a)
Answer explanation
The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'one of the most popular movies ever made'. It provides additional information about the movie 'It's a Wonderful Life'.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
3.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.
Sidd chose the artist Michelangelo to study for his art project in Mrs. Butler's class.
(a)
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.
Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian artist, drew a flying machine with flapping wings around 1500.
(a)
Answer explanation
The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'an Italian artist,' which provides additional information about Leonardo da Vinci. It is correctly identified as choice 0.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
5.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.
Gus, Eric's black cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens.
(a)
Answer explanation
The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'Eric's black cat,' which renames 'Gus'.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.
Did you know that West Side Story, a retelling of Romeo and Juliet, was once a Broadway play?
(a)
Answer explanation
The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'a retelling of Romeo and Juliet'. It provides additional information about 'West Side Story'.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.
Charles Dickens, the author of A Christmas Carol, once worked in a shoe polish factory.
(a)
Answer explanation
The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'the author of A Christmas Carol'. It provides additional information about Charles Dickens.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
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