Appositives and Appositive Phrases 1

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence:

Charles Dickens, the author of A Christmas Carol, once worked in a shoe polish factory.

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appositive phrase

What is the appositive?

I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Saturday.

• new mall

• I will go

• no appositive

• on Saturday

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appositive

What is an appositive?

• An appositive describes a noun.

• An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.

• An appositive modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

• An appositive is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.

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Identify the appositive phrase:

Author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was extremely well-educated for his time.

• Author of the Declaration of Independence

• the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• well-educated for his time

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appositive phrase

Identify the appositive:

My cousin, Sammy, broke his arm in the championship game last weekend.

• cousin

• Sammy

• arm

• game

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appositive

What is an appositive phrase?

• An appositive followed by a modifier (adjective or adverb)

• An appositive modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

• A phrase that begins with a preposition

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appositive phrase