Identifying Appositives and Their Phrases

The video tutorial explains appositives, which are nouns or pronouns placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe it. It covers the use of commas with appositives, distinguishing between essential and non-essential appositives, and appositive phrases. The tutorial also explores inverted syntax and provides examples to illustrate these concepts.

What is an appositive?

• An adjective modifying a noun

• A noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe it

• A verb describing an action

• A conjunction connecting two clauses

In the sentence 'Haley, a math genius, helped me with my calculus,' what is the appositive?

• Helped

• Haley

• Genius

• Math

Why are commas used around some appositives?

• To highlight them as the main subject

• To separate them from the main clause

• To show they are non-essential to the sentence

• To indicate they are essential to the sentence

What does it mean if an appositive is essential?

• It is the main subject of the sentence

• It is always set off by commas

• It is necessary to clarify which one of two or more things is being referred to

• It can be removed without changing the sentence's meaning

In the sentence 'My brother Franklin is a chess champion,' why are commas not used around 'Franklin'?

• Because Franklin is essential to the meaning of the sentence

• Because Franklin is the main subject

• Because Franklin is an adjective

• Because Franklin is not essential to the meaning of the sentence

What is an appositive phrase?

• A phrase that contains a verb and its modifiers

• A phrase that contains a conjunction and its modifiers

• A phrase that contains an appositive and its modifiers

• A phrase that contains only an appositive

In the sentence 'Esta, my best friend in the world, is moving away,' what is the appositive phrase?

• Esta

• My best friend

• In the world

• My best friend in the world

What is inverted syntax?

• Using an appositive at the end of a sentence

• Using a conjunction to connect clauses

• Placing a verb before the subject

• Changing the traditional word order of a sentence

In the sentence 'An aviation student with lots of talent, Moshi flew yesterday,' what indicates the use of inverted syntax?

• The use of the word 'aviation'

• The placement of the appositive at the beginning

• The use of the word 'Moshi'

• The use of the word 'flew'

In the sentence 'Dorothy Parker, the poet and short story writer, was very talented,' what is the appositive?

• Talented

• Was

• The poet and short story writer

• Dorothy Parker