Appositive Review

Do appositives usually come before or after the noun they identify?

• before

• after

One way to identify an appositive in a sentence is to...

• look for a phrase surrounded by commas

• look for capital letters

• look for a short phrase at the end of a sentence

• read the sentence multiple times

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

My best friend, Heather, is getting married this fall.

• Heather

• My best friend

• is getting married

• this fall

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

Pamela, a volunteer worker in the library, knows exactly where to look for a book.

• Pamela

• a volunteer worker in the library

• knows

• where to look

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

I have to plan a birthday party for my cat, Puff.

• birthday party

• I

• Puff

• my cat

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

A great time for hiking is during summer, my favorite season.

• a great time for hiking

• during summer

• summer

• my favorite season

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

The king of Rock and Roll, Elvis, lived in Memphis, Tennessee.

• Memphis, Tennessee

• The king of Rock and Roll

• Elvis

• lived

My brother Jacob joined the Army today.

• my brother

• today

• joined

• Jacob

On Sundays, me and my dad like to go fishing, our favorite hobby.

• On Sundays

• me and my dad

• fishing

• our favorite hobby

What does the underlined appositive identify, clarify, or explain?

Jamie, my coworker, got promoted on Wednesday.

• Wednesday

• Jamie

• my coworker

• promoted