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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Identify the appositive phrase.
The bald eagle, our national bird, soared above the trees.
The bald eagle
soared above the trees
the trees
our national bird
Identify the appositive phrase.
I would love a bright red Porsche, a sports car.
Porsche
a sports car
a bright red Porsche
I would love
Identify the appositive phrase.
Michael Phelps, a champion swimmer, won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics.
a champion swimmer
won eight gold medals
Michael Phelps
gold medals
Identify the appositive phrase.
Harrods, a large department store, is centered in London.
Harrods
a large department store
is centered in London
London
Identify the appositive phrase.
The Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khufu loomed over the explorers.
loomed over
the pyramid of Khufu
The Great Pyramid
the explorers
What punctuation is used to separate an appositive from the word it is explaining and the rest of the sentence?
a period (.)
an apostrophe (')
a semicolon (;)
a comma (,)
Identify the appositive:
An enormous man with great strength, Henry was able to carry the entire pallet of bricks by himself.
Henry
An enormous man with great strength
the entire pallet of bricks
himself
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.
My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.
My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.
My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.
Identify the appositive phrase.
A beautiful British Shorthair, Trixie was my favorite cat.
Trixie
my favorite cat
A beautiful British Shorthair
Trixie was my favorite cat
Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
yellow legal pads
a famous children's author
Roald Dahl
many of his books
