Appositives Practice

What is the appositive in this sentence? The food pantry on Maple Street needs macaroni, cheese and milk--3 staples of the pantry--for this weekend.

• 3 staples of the pantry

• On Maple Street

• macaroni, cheese and milk

• for this weekend

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in this sentence?

• A village

• A village near my university

• Near my university

• Is the oldest in the country

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in this sentence?

• For the freshman team

• By the basketball coach

• A tall boy

• Greg

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

An appositive or an appositive phrase must appear next to the noun that it identifies.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in this sentence?

Last summer, we vacationed on Anna Maria Island, a small island in the Gulf of Mexico.

• Last summer

• We vacationed

• On Anna Maria Island

• A small island in the Gulf of Mexico

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive in this sentence?

• Samantha made a salad

• A Caesar salad with garlic croutons

• with garlic croutons

• there is no appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Appositives can...

• identify a noun.

• explain a noun.

• do neither of those things.

• do both of those things.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

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

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

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C