Appositives

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

• Yes

• No

Identify the appositive:

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

• Gus

• Eric's black cat

• slowly

• behind the kittens

Identify the appositive:

Although my sister Loretta disapproves of the on-court temper tantrums, she still thinks Robbie is cute.

• my sister

• Robbie

• on-court temper tantrums

• Loretta

Identify the appositives: John Kennedy the popular US president was almost an entirely different person than John Kennedy the young naval reservist.

• John Kennedy

• the popular US president

• the young naval reservist

How do you feel about identifying appositives and using them in your writing?

• Not comfortable - I need a lot more help.

• In the middle - I need additional practice.

• Comfortable - I have mastered appositives and can teach someone what I have learned.

Appositives act as

Nonessential appositives are ALWAYS offset by

• quotations

• a colon

• commas

• periods

Which type of appositive requires commas?

• Nonessential

• Essential

Write your own sentence using a nonessential appositive.

An appositive follows another noun or noun phrase, and it provides extra information that further identifies or defines the noun.

• True

• False