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WorksheetsAppositives and Appositive Phrases
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Appositives and appositive phrases develop the meaning of the verb in sentences.
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An appositive is
an adjective or adverb
an adjective
a noun or pronoun
Choose the sentence that includes an appositive or appositive phrase.
Miss Crabtree's appearance was dark and foreboding when she arrived at our door.
Her heavy black eyebrows met above her nose because her forehead was heavily furrowed.
We somehow knew that Miss Crabtree, our new governess, would mark an uncomfortable change in our lives.
Appositives that are essential to the basic meaning of a sentence are set off by commas.
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An appositive phrase is an appositive that includes its modifiers.
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Choose the sentence that includes an essential appositive phrase.
Elizabeth I, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, became queen of England in 1558.
The popular U.S. president John F. Kennedy was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches.
Which sentence includes a compound appositive?
I always liked languages; French and German were my favorite subjects in school.
Two cities, Venice and Genoa, were great rivals at one time.
When I traveled to Florence and Rome, I learned a little Italian.
Choose the sentence that best joins these two sentences with an appositive phrase. Leon Marchand won four gold medals in the 2024 Olympics. He is a champion swimmer.
Leon Marchand, who won four gold medals in the 2024 Olympics, is a champion swimmer.
Leon Marchand won four gold medals in the 2024 Olympics, making him a champion swimmer.
Leon Marchand, a champion swimmer, won four gold medals in the 2024 Olympics.
