WorksheetsAppositive Phrase
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the appositive(s)?
Heidi, my cousin, will be traveling to Disney World next week.
Heidi
will be traveling
to Disney World
my cousin
Which part of the sentence is the appositive?
Draco, my pet cat, is black with a white spot on his chest.
Draco
my pet cat
is black with a white spot on his chest
Detective Pikachu, a talking Pokemon, tries to solve mysteries. What is the appositive?
Pikachu
Detective
a talking Pokemon
mysteries
What is the appositive phrase in the following:
In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.
, one of the most popular movies ever made,
, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.
In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made,
In It's a Wonderful Life,
What is the appositive phrase in the following: Clarice, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.
Clarence, an angel,
George Bailey
, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.
what a wonderful life he has had.
Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive?
Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian artist, drew a flying machine with flapping wings around 1500.
Essential (or restrictive) appositive
Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive
What is a nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive?
A nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive adds extra information about a noun or pronoun whose meaning is already clear.
A nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive provides information that is needed to identify the preceding noun or pronoun.
A nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive expresses an action, a condition, or a state of being.
A nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive limits the meaning of a noun or pronoun.
Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive? Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.
Essential (or restrictive) appositive
Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive
True or false?
Appositives can draw attention to the qualities of a person, place, or thing that are important or relevant to your writing purpose.
True
False
What are appositives phrases always separated from noun phrases by?
Nothing
Period
Semi-colon
Comma(s)
Where does the comma go with appositives that begin the noun phrase?
Before and after the appositive phrase
Before the appositive phrase
After the appositive phrase
These appositives do not use commas
Where does the comma go with an appositive phrase that adds detail at the end of a noun phrase?
Before the appositive phrase
After the appositive phrase
Before and after the appositive phrase
These types of appositives do not use commas
Where do the commas go with an interrupter appositive?
Before and after the appositive phrase
After the appositive phrase
Before the appositive
These types of appositive phrases do not use commas.
Which of these do appositive phrases add details or descriptions to?
Adjectives
Verbs
Nouns
Prepositions
What is the appositive phrase in the following sentence? The Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark in Paris, attracts millions of visitors each year.
A) The Eiffel Tower
B) a famous landmark in Paris
C) attracts millions of visitors each year
D) in Paris
