Appositives

An appositive renames a _______________ in a sentence.

What is the appositive in this sentence?

The store was out of my favorite snack, honey mustard pretzels.

• Was out of

• Out of my favorite snack

• Honey mustard pretzels

• None of the above

What is the appositive in this sentence?

His truck, a black Chevy S10, was parked under the carport for three days.

• His truck

• Under the carport

• A black Chevy S10

• None of the above

Which type of punctuation is most commonly used to set off an appositive?

• period

• semicolon

• dash

• comma

What part of this sentence is an appositive?

His dream was to climb Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth.

• On Earth

• the tallest mountain on Earth

• was to climb

• None of the above

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.

• 3 staples of the pantry

• On Maple Street

• macaroni, cheese and milk

• for this weekend

What is the appositive in this sentence?

The house in Cyprus Lake, a village near my university, is the oldest in the country.

• A village

• A village near my university

• Near my university

• Is the oldest in the country

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.

• For the freshman team

• By the basketball coach

• A tall boy

• Greg

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!

• March 20th

• For my trip

• My birthday

• Is only two days away

True or False:

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

• True

• False