Appositives in Lompoc

An appositive

• always has TWO commas

• inserts extra information into a sentence.

• always comes at the beginning of a sentence

• must be included in every complete sentence

Where does the comma go?

Located on the Central Coast Lompoc is a town of 40,000.

• after coast

• after located

• after Lompoc

• after town

Which part is the appositive?

Cabrillo High School, located in Vandenberg Village, has about 1200 students.

• has

• has about 1200 students

• Cabrillo High School

• located in Vandenberg Village

Where is the appositive?

Best known for its aquarium, the school also has many other interesting programs.

• Best known for its aquarium

• the school

• many other

• many other interesting programs

What is missing?

The principal Mark Swanitz used to work at Santa Ynez High School.

• a comma before "Santa"

• only a comma after "Mark Swantiz"

• commas before and after "Mark Swanitz"

• only a comma before "Mark Swanitz"

If your appostive is in the middle of sentence

• add an exclamation point

• put quotation marks around it

• only add a comma before it

• add commas before and after it

Add the best appositive:

Ms. Torina, ____, has worked at Cabrillo for many years.

• and she used to work at a school in Santa Barbara

• the end

• I don't really know her

• an English teacher

Add the best appositive:

________, Vandenberg Village is a neighborhood of houses, churches, and a few stores.

• Located just outside Lompoc

• The town is small

• I used to live here

• Have you been there?

​ (a)   , our English teacher, had us write a paragraph on a short story, ​ (b)   .

• Ms. Moreno
• "There Will Come Soft Rains"
• There is lots of work to do
• I have a B in English
• who likes to read

The most recent dance, ​ (a)   , was cancelled because of lack of ticket sales.

• the Winter Semi-formal
• did you buy a dress
• last week
• February 24th