Combining Sentences with Appositives

An enormous man with great strength, Henry was able to carry the entire bag of bricks by himself.

• This is a correctly written appositive.

• This is incorrectly written appositive sentence. 

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Perry, a platypus with a fancy hat, fights crime to help the Tri-state Area. What's the appositive?

• Perry

• a platypus

• a platypus with a fancy hat

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

Jackie Chan, a master of karate, is able to defeat all the bad guys. Where is the appositive?

• Jackie Chan

• a master of karate

• a master

• bad guys

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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

What is the appositive(s)?
Our teacher, Ms. McKinnon, was absent from school all week.

• Our teacher

• Ms. McKinnon

• was absent

• from school all week

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive(s)?
Heidi, my cousin, will be traveling to Disney World next week.

• Heidi

• will be traveling

• to Disney World

• my cousin

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the appositive in the sentence: 'My friend, a talented musician, will perform at the concert tonight.'

• A) My friend

• B) a talented musician

• C) will perform

• D) at the concert tonight

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence contains an appositive?

• A) The cat slept on the mat.

• B) My brother, a skilled chef, cooked dinner.

• C) She runs every morning.

• D) The sun sets in the west.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B