Appositives

Which part of speech will be an appositive?

• adverb

• conjunction

• verb

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

An appositive is a word that follows a . . .

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What punctuation is used to separate a nonrestrictive appositive from the word it is renaming and the rest of the sentence?

• a period (.)

• a semicolon (;)

• an apostrophe (')

• a comma (,)

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the part of speech of a nonrestrictive appositive?

• common noun

• proper noun

• adjective

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A restrictive appositive or appositive phrase is . . .

• essential to the meaning of the sentence

• not essential to the meaning of the sentence

• at the beginning of the sentence

• at the end of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

An appositive provides more information about a noun.

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the appositive.
The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.

• the owner
• and they became lost
• no appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

• 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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the appositive.
The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.

• the owner
• and they became lost
• no appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the appositive.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.

• John
• Texas
• no appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B