Regular Grammar Review 2

An appositive follows another noun or noun phrase, and it provides extra information that further identifies or defines the noun.

• True

• False

Which part of speech will be an appositive?

• adverb

• conjunction

• verb

• noun

An appositive is a word that follows a . . .

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• preposition

What is the appositive(s)?
I ate a huge bowl of my favorite ice cream, Blue Bell peppermint, last night.

• I ate a huge bowl
• of my favorite ice cream
• last night
• Blue Bell peppermint

An appositive can be set apart by 1 or 2 commas.

• Yes
• No

What is the appositive(s) phrase?
The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires.

• The car
• had two flat tires
• The car
• a silver Honda

What is the appositive(s) phrase?
Mr. Riley, our neighbor, is moving to a different city.

• Mr. Riley
• moving to a different city
• Mr. Riley, our neighbor
• our neighbor

What is the appositive(s) phrase?
Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.

• Roald Dahl
• a famous children's author
• wrote many of his books
• yellow legal pads

An appositive provides more information about a noun.

• Yes
• No

What is the appositive(s)?
I lost my silver necklace, a present from my mother, at the Carnival.

• I lost my silver necklace
• a present from my mother
• at the Carnival
• I lost my silver