Appositive Phrase Mastery

This video tutorial reviews appositives, which are nouns that rename other nouns. It explains the difference between essential and non-essential clauses, and how appositive phrases include modifiers. The tutorial also covers how articles can help identify appositives and demonstrates how to combine sentences using appositive phrases. Finally, it provides practice opportunities for adding appositive phrases to sentences.

What is an appositive?

• A verb that describes an action

• A noun that renames another noun

• An adjective that modifies a noun

• A preposition that shows location

In the sentence 'My dog Bram is named for his shiny black coat,' what is the appositive?

• Bram

• Named

• My dog

• Shiny black coat

What is the main difference between essential and non-essential clauses?

• Non-essential clauses do not need commas

• Essential clauses are always at the beginning of a sentence

• Non-essential clauses rename verbs

• Essential clauses are necessary for the meaning of the sentence

Why are commas used around non-essential appositive phrases?

• All of the above

• To show they are not necessary for the sentence's meaning

• To indicate a pause

• To separate them from the rest of the sentence

What does an appositive phrase include?

• Only a noun

• A noun and its modifiers

• Only adjectives

• A verb and its modifiers

In the sentence 'I left my iPad, my favorite school supply, in Mr. Hoover's room,' what is the appositive phrase?

• I left

• In Mr. Hoover's room

• My iPad

• My favorite school supply

Which of the following can help you identify an appositive phrase?

• Possessive pronouns

• Adverbs

• Conjunctions

• Prepositions

What role do articles like 'a,' 'an,' and 'the' play in identifying appositive phrases?

• They show the end of a sentence

• They indicate the start of a verb

• They act as stop signs indicating a noun is coming

• They modify adjectives

How can appositive phrases help in writing?

• By removing nouns

• By adding more verbs

• By combining short, choppy sentences

• By making sentences longer

In the sentence 'Mr. Stevens hates Uggs, boots with a silly name,' what is the appositive phrase?

• Uggs

• Mr. Stevens

• Hates Uggs

• Boots with a silly name