19.5 DL Appositve Assessment

What is an appositive?

• A verb that describes an action

• A noun or noun phrase that modifies another noun right beside it

• An adjective that modifies a noun

• A conjunction that connects two clauses

Identify the appositive in the following sentence: "My brother, a skilled guitarist, will perform tonight."

• My brother

• A skilled guitarist

• Will perform

• Tonight

Explain the purpose of an appositive in a sentence.

• To connect two independent clauses

• To provide additional information about a noun

• To describe the action of a verb

• To indicate possession

Combine the following sentences using an appositive: "The Eiffel Tower is in Paris. It is a famous landmark."

• The Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark, is in Paris.

• The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, and it is a famous landmark.

• The Eiffel Tower is in Paris because it is a famous landmark.

• The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, a famous landmark.

Create a sentence with an appositive using the following information: "The Amazon River is the longest river in South America."

• The Amazon River, the longest river in South America, flows through Brazil.

• The Amazon River flows through Brazil, and it is the longest river in South America.

• The Amazon River is the longest river in South America because it flows through Brazil.

• The Amazon River flows through Brazil, the longest river in South America.

Analyze the appositive in the following sentence: "Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian polymath, painted the Mona Lisa."

• It provides essential information about Leonardo da Vinci.

• It is unnecessary and can be removed without changing the meaning.

• It adds non-essential information about Leonardo da Vinci.

• It is a verb phrase describing Leonardo da Vinci.

Define an appositive phrase.

• A group of words that includes a verb and its subject

• A group of words that includes an appositive and its modifiers

• A group of words that includes a preposition and its object

• A group of words that includes a conjunction and its clauses

Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence: "The car, a red convertible with leather seats, is parked outside."

• The car

• A red convertible with leather seats

• Is parked

• Outside

Explain why appositives are used in writing.

• To create complex sentence structures

• To provide clarity and additional detail about a noun

• To connect two independent clauses

• To indicate a change in tense

Combine the following sentences using an appositive: "Marie Curie discovered radium. She was a pioneering scientist."

• Marie Curie, a pioneering scientist, discovered radium.

• Marie Curie discovered radium, and she was a pioneering scientist.

• Marie Curie discovered radium because she was a pioneering scientist.

• Marie Curie discovered radium, a pioneering scientist.