Appositives

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An appositive renames a _______________ in a sentence.

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noun

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What is the appositive in this sentence? The store was out of my favorite snack, honey mustard pretzels.

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Honey mustard pretzels

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What is the appositive in this sentence? His truck, a black Chevy S10, was parked under the carport for three days.

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A black Chevy S10

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Which type of punctuation is most commonly used to set off an appositive? Options: period, semicolon, dash, comma

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comma

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What part of this sentence is an appositive? His dream was to climb Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth.

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the tallest mountain on Earth

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What is the appositive in this sentence? The food pantry on Maple Street needs macaroni, cheese and milk--3 staples of the pantry--for this weekend.

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3 staples of the pantry

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What is the appositive in this sentence? The house in Cyprus Lake, a village near my university, is the oldest in the country.

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A village near my university

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What is the appositive in this sentence? A tall boy, Greg was asked repeatedly by the basketball coach to try out for the freshman team.

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A tall boy

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What is the appositive in this sentence? My birthday, March 20th, is only two days away, and I haven't packed for my trip yet!

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March 20th

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An appositive or an appositive phrase must appear next to the noun that it identifies. True or False?

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True