Appositives and Appositive Phrases

True or False?

An appositive gives extra description to the noun right before it.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How many commas are needed if the appositive is in the MIDDLE of a sentence?

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which part of the sentence is the appositive?

Draco, my pet cat, is black with a white spot on his chest.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Jada, my sister, is so mean sometimes.

The appositive here is "my sister"

Is that restrictive or nonrestrictive?

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence about Bob is punctuated correctly?

• Bob my pet snake has only bitten one person.

• Bob, my pet snake has only bitten one person.

• Bob, my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

• Bob my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What are appositive phrases always separated from noun phrases by

• Nothing

• Period

• Semi-colon

• Comma (s)

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive phrase in this sentence?

Did you know that Mr. Angel, my new English teacher, drives a 1969 Dodge Charger?

• Mr. Angel

• English teacher

• my new English teacher

• 1969 Dodge Charger

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

True or False:

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

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive?

I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Saturday.

• new mall

• I will go

• no appositive

• on Saturday

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• We decided to eat at, Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.

• We decided to eat at Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.

• We decided to eat at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

• We decided, to eat, at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A