Phrases: Appositive and Prepositional - 2

Select which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase. Select all that apply:

Hillary got into the boat for the short trip to Haiti.

• Hillary got

• into the boat

• for the short trip

• to Haiti

Select which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase. Select all that apply:

The eleven robbers broke into the casino vault with their perfectly executed plan.

• The eleven robbers broke

• into the casino vault

• with their perfectly executed plan.

Select which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase. Select all that apply:

Within seconds of hearing about the trip to Antarctica, Charlotte packed shorts and sunglasses.

• Within seconds

• of hearing

• about the trip to Antarctica

• Charlotte packed

• shorts and sunglasses

What is an appositive?

• An appositive shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

• An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.

• An appositive modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

• An appositive is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.

• Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter,

• , was also an inventor.

• Leonardo da Vinci,

• , the great Renaissance painter,

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.

• Clarence,

• , must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.

• , an angel,

• what a wonderful life he has had.

Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive?

The Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci drew a flying machine with flapping wings around 1500.

• Essential (or restrictive) appositive

• Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive

Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive?

Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian artist, drew a flying machine with flapping wings around 1500.

• Essential (or restrictive) appositive

• Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive

Choose the prepositional phrase:

I eat my eggs with ketchup.

• with ketchup

• with

• I eat

• my eggs with ketchup

Choose the part of the following sentence that is the prepositional phrase:

“I always eat popcorn at the movies.”

• I always

• eat popcorn

• at

• at the movies