AP3_U49

______ are expressions that are set apart from a main sentence. They can be at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of a sentence

• Appositives

• Parentheticals

Which of the following examples contain "parenthetical expressions"?

more than one correct answer is possible

• My brother, who works in Italy, has a beautiful car.

• Well, Louis told me to be on time.

• She'll call you, I guess.

• Sarah, the older one, is not there.

Martha, are you there?

• Appositive

• Parenthetical

Richard, Mary's brother, is going to show up anytime.

• Parenthetical in the middle of the sentence

• Appositive

Sarah really doesn't want come with us, you know.

• Parenthetical at the beginning

• Parenthetical at the end

• Appositive at the end

Appositives are phrases that follow a noun and give more information about the noun.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Jenny, my friend from school, lives in Canada.

This sentence has an appositive and a parenthetical expression at the beginning.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Paul, you are an amazing guy, you know.

(more than one correct answer is possible)

• "Paul" is an appositive

• "Paul" is a parenthetical expression

• "you know" is an appositive

• "you know" is a parenthetical expression