What is an appositive?
Appositives

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Jennifer Moreno
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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a noun or noun phrase that renames or defines
a type of punctuation
another word for a semicolon
an action word
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When do you need to use commas with an appositive?
always
when the appostitive describes a noun
when the appositive is essential to the sentence
when the appostive isn't really necessary and could be removed from the sentence
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Appostives can also be punctuated with ____.
dashes and parenthesis
apostrophes and colons
question marks and quotation marks
brackets and underlines
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the appositive? "My cat, Cloudy, likes to sleep all day."
Cat
Cloudy
sleep
day
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the appositive? "Our school, Cabrillo High School, is located in Vandenberg Village.
located
Our school
Cabrillo High School
Vandenberg Village
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the appositive? "Mr. Eisen, the science teacher, works in the aquarium."
Mr. Eisen
the science teacher
aquarium
works
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the appositive? "Our principal, who is new this year, used to work at Santa Ynez High School.
principal
who is new this year
work at
Santa Ynez High School
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