Group 4 - Appositives

An appositive comes ... (choose all correct answers)

• After a noun

• Before a noun

• In a separate sentence

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Appositives can be thought of as supplements - extra information that comes next to (after or before) the proper noun / noun phrase.

An appositive must have the same ... as the noun (phrase).

• Meaning

• Referent

• Structure

• All of the above

Answer explanation

An appositive must refer to the same person or thing in order to provide relevant supplement.

What do appositives do?

• Convey information about what that subject is or is doing 

• Connect the noun and the verb

• Clarify a noun

• All of the above

An appositive can be attached using ...

• a comma

• a colon

• an em dash

• all of the above

Answer explanation

Although simple appositives usually use commas, you can vary punctuation marks as long as it results in a single sentence.

A proper noun ...

• is always capitalised

• refers to a specific place, person or thing

• can be placed both after and before the appositive

• all of the above

What is the main function of appositives in defining terms?

• Acts like an adjective to the noun

• Makes your sentence longer

• Explains the definition of unknown words

• Changes the tone of the sentence

Find the defined term in the sentence: According to the research done by scientists, Homo sapiens, or simply modern humans, evolved about 200, 000 years ago.

• Homo sapiens

• Modern humans

• research

• scientists

Choose the right punctuation:

• It boosts mitochondria, the energy centres of cells and makes them stronger.

• It boosts mitochondria, the energy centres, of cells and makes them stronger.

• It boosts mitochondria, the energy centres of cells and makes them stronger.

• It boosts mitochondria, the energy centres of cells, and makes them stronger.

Find the term that is unpacked by appositives:

Deutsch et al. have also showed very dramatic difference in the incidence of absolute pitch in two populations of first-year music students: one at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and the other at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.

• difference

• incidence

• two populations

• Deutsch et al.

Choose the best version of the sentence:

• 1. The pitch is bundled in with other attributes of the note—its timbre (very importantly), its loudness, and so on.

• 2. Its timbre (very importantly), its loudness, and so on are bundled in with the pitch.