Using Commas with Appositives

Choose the appositive in the sentence.
Jada, my sister, is beautiful.

• Jada
• my sister
• beautiful

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the appositive.
I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Sat. 

• new mall
• but I will go
• no appositive

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the appositive.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.

• John
• Texas
• no appositive

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the appositive.
The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.

• the owner
• and they became lost
• no appositive

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.

• Correct 
• Not Correct 

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find the appositive:
Mars, a red planet in our solar system, might be a place where humans can live one day.

• Mars
• a red planet in our solar system
• might be a place
• where people can live one day

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which part of the sentence is the appositive?
Draco, my pet cat, is black with a white spot on his chest.

• Draco
• my pet cat
• is black with a white spot on his chest

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What type of punctuation is typically used with an appositive phrase?

• commas

• parenthesis

• exclamation marks

• quotation marks

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which part of this sentence is an appositive?

Her cat, the brown one, is cuddly

• Her cat,

• the brown one,

• is cuddly

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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,

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A