appositives

Identify the appositive:

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

• Gus

• Eric's black cat

• slowly

• behind the kittens

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the appositive:

An enormous man with great strength, Henry was able to carry the entire pallet of bricks by himself.

• An enormous man with great strength

• Henry

• the entire pallet of bricks

• by himself

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the appositive:

A beautiful German Shepard, Trixie was my favorite dog.

• Trixie

• A beautiful German Shepard

• German Shepard

• was my favorite dog

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Where do the comma(s) go in the following sentence?

Mr. Riley is moving to a different city Chicago.

• Mr. Riley is moving to, a different city, Chicago

• Mr. Riley, is moving to a different city, Chicago.

• Mr. Riley is moving to a different city, Chicago.

• No commas are needed.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

Where should the commas go in the following sentence?

Marcus my sisters hamster likes to run in a wheel.

• Marcus, my sisters hamster,

• Marcus my sisters,

• Sisters, hamster likes to run,

• No commas are needed

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

What is the appositive phrase in the following:

In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.

• one of the most popular movies ever made

• a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.

• In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made,

• In It's a Wonderful Life

Add the correct punctuation.

San Francisco officially the City and County of San Francisco is the cultural center of Northern California.

• No correction is needed.

• Add two commas (,)

  San Francisco,

  San Francisco,

• Add one comma (,)

  San Francisco,

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

Find the appositive in the sentence.

Mrs. Butler, the owner, searched all day for her cat.

• Mrs. Butler,

• , the owner,

• searched all day

• for her cat.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses the appositive correctly?

• Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. President, was born in Virginia.

• Thomas Jefferson the third U.S. President, was born in Virginia.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A