Exploring Appositive Phrases

What is an appositive phrase?

• A conjunction that connects two clauses

• A noun placed next to another noun to add information

• An adjective that modifies a noun

• A verb that describes an action

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which punctuation marks are used to set off appositive phrases?

• Commas, dashes, and parentheses

• Periods, colons, and semicolons

• Brackets and braces

• Quotation marks and apostrophes

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive phrase in the sentence: 'Billy Eilish, a singer, sang Bad Guy'?

• Billy Eilish

• a singer

• Billy Eilish sang Bad Guy

• sang Bad Guy

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: 'Millie Bobby Brown, an actor, acted as Eleven in Stranger Things.'

• Millie Bobby Brown

• an actor

• Stranger Things

• acted as Eleven

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In the sentence 'Joe Exotic, a tiger expert, has a documentary on Netflix,' what is the appositive phrase?

• Joe Exotic

• a tiger expert

• has a documentary

• on Netflix

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive phrase in 'Walt Disney, a cartoonist, created Mickey Mouse'?

• created Mickey Mouse

• Mickey Mouse

• Walt Disney

• a cartoonist

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the appositive phrase in 'Tyler Toni, a YouTuber, currently holds over eleven World Records.'

• over eleven World Records

• Tyler Toni

• a YouTuber

• currently holds

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the appositive phrase in 'James Dashner, a New York Times bestselling author, wrote The Maze Runner'?

• James Dashner

• a New York Times bestselling author

• The Maze Runner

• wrote The Maze Runner

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In the sentence 'Ellen Pompeo, an actress, plays Meredith Grey in Grey's Anatomy,' what is the appositive phrase?

• plays Meredith Grey

• an actress

• Ellen Pompeo

• Grey's Anatomy

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the appositive phrase in 'Post Malone, a hip hop singer, sang Circles.'

• Post Malone

• a hip hop singer

• sang Circles

• Circles

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B