Lesson APPOSITIVES (words or groups of words that describe/identify the pronoun or noun beside them)

The video tutorial introduces appositives, explaining their definition and usage in sentences. Appositives are words or groups of words that describe or rename a noun or pronoun. They can be essential or non-essential, affecting whether commas are used. The lesson provides examples to illustrate these concepts, emphasizing the importance of appositives in sentence structure. The tutorial concludes with a recap of the key points discussed.

What is an appositive?

• A type of adjective

• A punctuation mark

• A word or group of words that describes or renames a noun

• A type of verb

In the sentence 'An ant, a tiny insect with a sting, lives in a social colony,' what is the appositive?

• Lives in a social colony

• An ant

• Social colony

• A tiny insect with a sting

How can appositives be identified in a sentence?

• They are always in parentheses

• They are set off by commas unless closely related to the noun

• They are always at the beginning of a sentence

• They are always at the end of a sentence

In the sentence 'My neighbour, an immigrant from Ghana, usually has lunch late,' what role does the appositive play?

• It is a verb

• It changes the meaning of the sentence

• It provides additional, non-essential information

• It is essential to the sentence

Why is the appositive 'Oz' in 'His dog Oz is always barking' not set off by commas?

• Because it is a proper noun

• Because it is at the end of the sentence

• Because it is essential to identify which dog

• Because it is a verb

What happens if you remove an essential appositive from a sentence?

• The sentence becomes more descriptive

• The sentence remains unchanged

• The sentence loses its specific meaning

• The sentence becomes a question

What should you remember about the placement of appositives?

• They can only be placed after the noun

• They can be placed before or after the noun

• They must always be in the middle of a sentence

• They should always be in parentheses