Appositive Warm Up

Choose the correct punctuation of the following sentence:

Mrs. Chavis the teacher went on a jog after work.

• Mrs. Chavis, the teacher went on a jog after work.

• Mrs. Chavis the teacher, went on a jog after work.

• Mrs. Chavis, the teacher, went on a jog after work.

• Mrs. Chavis the teacher went on a jog after work.

Choose the correct punctuation of the following sentence:

• My car a small SUV is completely full.

• • My car a small SUV is completely full.

• • My car, a small SUV, is completely full.

• • My car, a small SUV is completely full.

• • My car a small SUV, is completely full.

Choose the correct punctuation of the following sentence:

• Gus the family's cat slowly crept up behind the kittens.

• • Gus, the family's cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens.

• • Gus the family's cat slowly crept up behind the kittens.

• • Gus ,the family's cat slowly crept up behind the kittens.

• • Gus the family's cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens.

Choose the correct punctuation of the following sentence:

The spider a big and hairy creature scared the children as they played in the grass

• The spider a big and hairy creature scared the children as they played in the grass

• The spider, a big and hairy creature scared the children as they played in the grass

• The spider a big and hairy creature, scared the children as they played in the grass

• The spider, a big and hairy creature, scared the children as they played in the grass

Choose the correct punctuation of the following sentence:

• My new puppy a little Daschund has stolen my heart.

• • My new, puppy a little Daschund, has stolen my heart.

• • My new, puppy a little Daschund has stolen my heart.

• • My new puppy a little Daschund has stolen my heart.

• • My new puppy, a little Daschund has stolen my heart.

Choose the correct punctuation of the following sentence:

• Little Davey my youngest nephew is feeling sick.

• • Little Davey, my youngest nephew, is feeling sick.

• • Little Davey, my youngest nephew is feeling sick.

• • Little Davey my youngest nephew, is feeling sick.

• • Little Davey my youngest nephew is feeling sick.

Identify the appositive:

Gus, Eric's black cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens.

• Gus

• Eric's black cat

• slowly

• behind the kittens

Jackie Chan, a master of karate, is able to defeat all the bad guys. Where is the appositive?

• Jackie Chan

• a master of karate

• a master

• bad guys

Detective Pikachu, a talking Pokemon, tries to solve mysteries. What is the appositive?

• Pikachu

• Detective

• a talking Pokemon

• mysteries

Find the appositive in this sentence.

Hermione Granger, a witch at Hogwarts School, is accomplished at spells

• Hogwarts School

• Hermione Granger

• , a witch at Hogwarts School,

• is accomplished at spells