Exploring Appositives and Appositive Phrases

What is an appositive?

• A verb describing an action

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

• An adjective modifying a noun

• A conjunction connecting two clauses

In the sentence 'My friend Janet invited me to her family's cabin,' what is the appositive?

• friend

• invited

• cabin

• Janet

Which of the following is an appositive phrase?

• Linda Ronstadt

• an album of Mexican songs

• has recorded

• a popular singer

When should commas be used with appositives?

• Always, regardless of the context

• Only when the appositive is a single word

• When the appositive is a proper noun or provides non-essential information

• Never

In the sentence 'Our cat Snowball likes to sleep under the couch,' why are commas not used around 'Snowball'?

• Because 'Snowball' is an adjective

• Because 'Snowball' is an essential part of the sentence

• Because the writer has more than one cat

• Because 'Snowball' is not a proper noun

In Exercise 15, what should you do with the appositive phrases?

• Highlight them

• Circle them

• Underline them twice

• Underline them once

In the sentence 'Summer, my favorite time of year, is very hot,' what is the appositive phrase?

• time of year

• is very hot

• my favorite time of year

• Summer

In Exercise 16, what is the correct appositive for 'Fluffy, my house cat'?

• my

• Fluffy

• house

• cat

Which of the following is an incorrect appositive phrase?

• John, my friend

• The Moncrief building, our library

• A Prezi, a type of presentation

• Interesting, articles

In the sentence 'James asked everyone where his dog Fido had gone,' what is the appositive?

• Fido

• dog

• everyone

• James