Heroic Couplets and Appositive Phrases

Consider the following sentence: "Bonnie, my cousin, lived on a farm." Match the following phrases with their grammatical roles.

• Subject of the sentence

• my cousin

• Main verb phrase

• Bonnie

• Appositive phrase

• on a farm

• Prepositional phrase

• lived on a farm

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

In the sentence 'Mark, the pitcher, threw many fast balls during the game.', what is the appositive or appositive phrase?

• Mark

• the pitcher

• threw many fast balls

• during the game

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Consider the following sentence: "A large black cloud, a sign of a thunderstorm, appeared in the sky." Match the following phrases with their descriptions.

• appositive phrase

• appeared in the sky

• verb phrase

• a sign of a thunderstorm

• The subject of the sentence

• A large black cloud

Which sentence correctly uses 'a blanket of snow' as an appositive phrase?

• The field, a blanket of snow, looked beautiful in the morning light.

• A blanket of snow covered the field, making it look beautiful.

• The field was covered in snow, a blanket of snow.

• In the morning light, the field looked beautiful, a blanket of snow.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

Identify the following as a closed couplet or an example of enjambment. Base your answer on the completion of thought in the lines, not on the punctuation.

Fit to be stewards in land and rents and game / To any Peer in England you could name, (Geoffrey Chaucer)

• Closed couplet

• Enjambment

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Identify the following as a closed couplet or an example of enjambment. Base your answer on the completion of thought in the lines, not on the punctuation.

At Sestos Hero dwelt; Hero the fair, / Whom young Apollo courted for her hair, (Christopher Marlowe)

• Closed couplet

• Enjambment

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Identify the following as a closed couplet or an example of enjambment. Base your answer on the completion of thought in the lines, not on the punctuation.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; / Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: (Alexander Pope)

• Closed couplet

• Enjambment

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Identify the following as a closed couplet or an example of enjambment. Base your answer on the completion of thought in the lines, not on the punctuation.

And offered as a dower his burning throne, / Where she should sit for men to gaze upon. (Christopher Marlowe)

• Closed couplet

• Enjambment

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Identify the following as a closed couplet or an example of enjambment. Base your answer on the completion of thought in the lines, not on the punctuation.

Fired at first sight with what the Muse imparts, / In fearless youth we tempt the height of arts. (Alexander Pope)

• Closed couplet

• Enjambment

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Which sentence uses the appositive correctly?

• St. Augustine one of the oldest U.S. cities, was established by Spain.

• St. Augustine, one of the oldest U.S. cities, was established by Spain.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.2