Appositives

Appositive phrases always define a:

• Verb

• Noun or pronoun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Appositives always always always _______ the word they describe.

• follow usually without commas

• appear at the same time and in the same space as

• Follow, usually with commas,

• Come before

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase?

President John Quincy Adams kept an unusual pet, an alligator.

• President John Quincy Adams

• kept an unusual pet

• an alligator

Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below:

Queen Victoria, one of England’s greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years.

• Queen Victoria,

• one of England’s greatest monarchs,

• ruled for sixty-three years.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Petey my pet snake has only bitten one person.
• Petey, my pet snake, has only bitten one person.
• Petey, my pet snake has only bitten one person.
• Petey my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

If you don't know the meaning of a word, an appositive can help you.

• Yes
• No

Which sentence with an appositive is punctuated correctly

• Albert Einstein who escaped the Nazis invented the nuclear bomb.

• Albert, Einstein who escaped the Nazis invented the nuclear bomb.

• Albert Einstein; who escaped the Nazis, invented the nuclear bomb.

• Albert Einstein, who escaped the Nazis, invented the nuclear bomb.

Which sentence with an appositive is correctly punctuated?

• He loves to go to Key West, Florida to go scuba diving his favorite sport

• He loves to go to Key West, Florida to go scuba diving, his favorite sport,.

• He loves to go to Key West, Florida to go scuba diving, his favorite sport.

• He loves to go to Key West, Florida to go scuba, diving his favorite sport

What is the appositive in the following sentence?

Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.

• Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter,

• , was also an inventor.

• Leonardo da Vinci,

• , the great Renaissance painter,

The intruder, a large, inquisitive cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table.

What does the bold portion describe?

• the cockroach

• the intruder

• the kitchen table