Appositive

What are appositives?

• noun phrases added to nouns

• noun phrases added to verbs

• verbal phrases added to verbs

• prepositional phrases

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What do appositives do?

• gain the audience’s attention

• take away the audience’s attention

• explain and elaborate

• move from negativity to positivity

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is an appropriate appositive for this sentence? George, ______________________, burned his finger.

• known for his clumsiness

• a clumsy fellow

• forgetting a hot pad

• having touched the stove

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Cut Meutia, an Indonesian national hero from Aceh, was born in 1870.

• Cut Meutia

• an Indonesian national hero from Aceh

• was born in 1870

• none

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

The bald eagle, our national bird, soured above the trees.

• The bald eagle

• our national bird

• soured above

• trees

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A responsible, hard-working person, Lukas will become the best candidate for the position.

• A responsible

• hard-working person

• Lukas

• Lukas will become the best candidate for the position

• A responsible, hard-working person

Trucks, large and small cargo carries, come in all colors.

• Trucks

• in all colors

• large and small cargo carries

• come in all colors

My friend, who was a successful high school student, has created a high-quality website.

• who was a successful high school student

• has created a high-quality website

• My friend

• none

I just left the hotel after two nights, a very clean and comfortable place.

• a very clean and comfortable place

• the hotel

• I just left the hotel after two nights

• none

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

You should take your umbrella today, which is an important tool to protect from rain.

• which is an important tool to protect from rain

• You should take your umbrella today

• your umbrella

• none