Comma Appositives

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

• My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.

• My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.

• My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.

• My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

You might have noticed already, but appositives are always surrounded by commas (,). Is the appositive below correct?

The Navajo, a group of codetalkers were useful in the 1940s.

• No, there should be a comma after "codetalkers"

• No, there should be no comma before "a group"

• Yes, the sentence is completely correct.

Answer explanation

This appositive is just missing the second comma at the end of it. It should be...

"The Navajo, a group of codetalkers, were useful in the 1940s."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive(s) phrase?

• Mr. Riley

• moving to a different city

• Mr. Riley, our neighbor

• our neighbor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When do you need to use commas with an appositive?

• always

• when the appostitive describes a noun

• when the appositive is essential to the sentence

• when the appostive isn't really necessary and could be removed from the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

• Jada

• my sister

• beautiful

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Appositives are used to give more information about a noun without using a verb. Which one of these phrases COULD be an appositive?

• my youngest brother

• watching TV

• growing up with my friends

• eating after school

Answer explanation

The only option that DIDN'T have a verb in it was "my youngest brother". Using this phrase as an appositive would look like this:

"Emory, my youngest brother, is a freshman."

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B