Appositives & Appositive Phrases

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Yori’s letter, a poem about our friendship, made my birthday unforgettable.

• birthday

• Yori’s letter

• a poem about our friendship

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Without Sabrina , the housekeeper, nobody in that family would know how to get through their days.

• Sabrina

• the housekeeper

• days

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My cousin Amanda is a veterinarian who works at a wildlife park.

• Amanda

• My cousin Amanda

• My cousin

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The party, a celebration of my friend’s eighteenth birthday, was held at a local swimming pool.

• a local swimming pool

• The party

• a celebration of my friend’s eighteenth birthday

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This grandfather clock, an oak masterpiece of handiwork, is an antique.

• an oak masterpiece of handiwork

• This grandfather clock

• an antique

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Fatima, the youngest in our family, wants to become a shrink.

• the youngest in our family

• Fatima

• a shrink

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Have you read George Orwell's fictional masterpiece “Nineteen Eighty-Four”?

• fictional masterpiece

• George Orwell's fictional masterpiece

• “Nineteen Eighty-Four”

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Volunteers, excited children and experienced adults, gathered for a day of cleaning cages, stocking supplies, and visiting with the animals.

• excited children and experienced adults

• Volunteers

• children and experienced adults

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Each animal would be kept here until those special people, its new family, chose it.

• those special people, its new family

• those special people

• its new family

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A favorite food of my father, chicken enchiladas is often served at our house.

• A favorite food of my father

• chicken enchiladas

• A favorite food of my father, chicken enchiladas