Appositives and Appositive Phrases

Which of the following is an appositive phrase? a) The dog barked loudly. b) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over. c) I love to eat pizza. d) The car needs a wash.

• d) The car needs a wash.

• c) I love to eat pizza.

• b) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.

• a) The dog barked loudly.

Identify the appositive in the sentence: My sister, a talented musician, plays the piano beautifully. a) My sister b) a talented musician c) plays the piano beautifully d) None of the above

• b) a talented musician

• d) None of the above.

• c) plays the piano beautifully

• a) My sister

Choose the sentence that contains an appositive: a) The cat chased the mouse. b) The tall building stood in the city. c) My favorite color is blue. d) My dog, Max, loves to play fetch.

• c) My favorite color is blue.

• d) My dog, Max, loves to play fetch.

• a) The cat chased the mouse.

• b) The tall building stood in the city.

Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase? a) The book is on the table. b) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind. c) I enjoy playing soccer. d) The car needs gas.

• a) The book is on the table.

• c) I enjoy playing soccer.

• d) The car needs gas.

• b) The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind.

Identify the appositive in the sentence: My brother, a skilled artist, painted a beautiful picture. a) My brother b) a skilled artist c) painted a beautiful picture d) None of the above

• a) My brother

• c) painted a beautiful picture

• b) a skilled artist

• d) None of the above.

Choose the sentence that contains an appositive: a) The bird flew high in the sky. b) The red apple fell from the tree. c) My favorite subject is math. d) My friend, Alex, is coming to visit.

• c) My favorite subject is math.

• b) The red apple fell from the tree.

• d) My friend, Alex, is coming to visit.

• a) The bird flew high in the sky.

What is the purpose of an appositive? a) To add extra information about a noun b) To describe an action c) To connect two sentences d) To show possession

• c

• b

• a

• d

Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase? a) The dog barked loudly. b) My teacher, Mr. Johnson, is very knowledgeable. c) I enjoy reading books. d) The car needs a new battery.

• a) The dog barked loudly.

• c) I enjoy reading books.

• d) The car needs a new battery.

• b) My teacher, Mr. Johnson, is very knowledgeable.

Identify the appositive in the sentence: My friend, a talented singer, performed on stage. a) My friend b) a talented singer c) performed on stage d) None of the above

• c) performed on stage

• a) My friend

• b) a talented singer

• d) None of the above.