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Using Commas with Appositives

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Using Commas with Appositives
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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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