Using Commas with Appositives

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an appositive?
An appositive shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.
An appositive modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
An appositive is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the appositive.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.
John
Texas
no appositive
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the appositive in the following sentence: The teacher, Mrs. Smith, is very kind and helpful.
The teacher
Mrs. Smith
Helpful
Is very kind
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below. The party, a celebration of my friend’s eighteenth birthday, was held at a local swimming pool.
a local swimming pool
The party
a celebration of my friend’s eighteenth birthday
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences has an appositive?
My dog is brown.
The horses are orange.
Gus, Eric's black cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens.
The fish is blue.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the appositive:
My cousin, Sammy, broke his arm in the championship game last weekend.
cousin
Sammy
arm
game
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence uses the appositive correctly?
St. Augustine one of the oldest U.S. cities, was established by Spain.
St. Augustine, one of the oldest U.S. cities, was established by Spain.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
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