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Simple, Compound, Complex, and Appositives

Authored by CYNTHIA CRAWFORD

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Simple, Compound, Complex, and Appositives
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Appositives are located...

before the noun it describes.

after the noun it describes.

in a different sentence.

next to the noun it describes

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Perry, a platypus with a fancy hat, fights crime to help Decatur PD. What's the appositive?

Perry

a platypus

a platypus with a fancy hat

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Choose the appositive.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.

John
Texas
no appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.
My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.
My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.
My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

We decided to eat at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.
We decided to eat at, Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.
We decided to eat at Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.
We decided, to eat, at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the appositive(s) phrase?
Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.

Roald Dahl
a famous children's author
wrote many of his books
yellow legal pads

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Appositives are special because they can be deleted from a sentence without changing the sentence's meaning. What could be deleted from the sentence below?


My niece, Eleanor, is a big fan of unicorns.

My niece

Eleanor

is a big fan of

unicorns

Answer explanation

The only word you can delete without changing the meaning of the sentence is "Eleanor." We don't need to know her name to understand the sentence.


My niece is a big fan of unicorns.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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