Appositives

Which part of speech will be an appositive?

• adverb

• conjunction

• verb

• noun

An appositive is a word that follows a . . .

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• preposition

A nonrestrictive appositive or appositive phrase is . . .

• essential to the meaning of the sentence

• not essential to the meaning of the sentence

• at the beginning of the sentence

• at the end of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

What punctuation is used to separate a nonrestrictive appositive from the word it is renaming and the rest of the sentence?

• a period (.)

• a semicolon (;)

• an apostrophe (')

• a comma (,)

What is the part of speech of a nonrestrictive appositive?

• common noun

• proper noun

• adjective

• preposition

A restrictive appositive or appositive phrase is . . .

• essential to the meaning of the sentence

• not essential to the meaning of the sentence

• at the beginning of the sentence

• at the end of the sentence

What punctuation is used to separate a restrictive appositive from the word it is renaming and the rest of the sentence?

• a comma (,)

• a semicolon (;)

• an apostrophe (')

• none of the above

What is the part of speech of a restrictive appositive?

• common noun

• proper noun

• adjective

• preposition

Identify the appositive in the following sentence.

The Continental Congress, a group of American patriots, played a key role in America's fight for independence.

• Continental Congress

• group

• patriots

• independence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

The Battle of Lexington, the first armed fight of the American Revolution, took place on April 19, 1775.

• Battle of Lexington

• American Revolution

• April

• fight

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A