Appositives

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the appositive modifying in this sentence? My brother's car, the white four-door over there, needs to be washed.
brother
my brother's car
the white four-door
the white four-door over there
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Appositives are located...
before the noun it describes.
after the noun it describes.
in a different sentence.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
CCSS.L.7.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do appositives do for our writing?
They don't do anything important.
They aren't necessary, but they give more information and make our writing sound better.
They provide too much extra information.
We shouldn't use appositives in our writing.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
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