WorksheetsAppositive Phrase
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Roald Dahl a famous children's author wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
Roald Dahl, a famous children's author wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
Roald Dahl a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
Identify the appositive:
My cousin Sammy broke his arm in the championship game last weekend.
cousin
Sammy
arm
game
True or False:
An appositive phrase NEVER begins with "is" or "was" or any other verb.
True
False
Perry, a platypus with a fancy hat, fights crime to help the Tri-state Area. What's the appositive?
Perry
a platypus
a platypus with a fancy hat
What is the appositive(s) phrase? Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
Roald Dahl
a famous children's author
wrote many of his books
yellow legal pads
What is the appositive(s) phrase?
Mr. Riley
moving to a different city
Mr. Riley, our neighbor
our neighbor
What is the appositive(s) phrase? The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires.
The car
had two flat tires
The car
a silver Honda
Choose the appositive in the sentence.
Jada, my sister, is beautiful.
Jada
my sister
beautiful
What is the appositive(s)?
I lost my silver necklace, a present from my mother, at the Carnival.
I lost my silver necklace
a present from my mother
at the Carnival
I lost my silver
Find the appositive:
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, two American astronauts, first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
first walked on the moon
two American astronauts
on July 20, 1969
Appositives are located...
before the noun it describes.
after the noun it describes.
in a different sentence.
Choose the appositive.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.
John
Texas
no appositive
I ate a huge bowl of my favorite ice cream, Blue Bell peppermint, last night.
I ate a huge bowl
of my favorite ice cream
last night
Blue Bell peppermint
What is the appositive(s)?
Our teacher, Ms. McKinnon, was absent from school all week.
Our teacher
Ms. McKinnon
was absent
from school all week
Appositive Phrase
Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase?
Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: 'The book, a thrilling mystery, kept me up all night.'
What is the function of an appositive phrase in a sentence?
Choose the sentence with the correctly punctuated appositive phrase.
