Identifying Appositives

Choose the appositive in the sentence.

My friend, Sarah, loves to play soccer.

• My friend

• Sarah

• loves to play soccer

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The insect, a large beetle, crawled across the floor.

• The insect

• a large beetle

• crawled across the floor

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Mr. Johnson, our math teacher, gave us extra homework.

• Mr. Johnson

• our math teacher

• gave us extra homework

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The book, a thrilling mystery, kept me up all night.

• a thrilling mystery

• The book

• kept me up all night

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My dog, Buddy, loves to chase squirrels.

• My dog

• loves to chase squirrels

• Buddy

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The city, New York, is known for its skyscrapers.

• The city

• New York

• is known for its skyscrapers

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The movie, a comedy, made everyone laugh.

• The movie

• a comedy

• made everyone laugh

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My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar.

• a talented musician

• My brother

• plays the guitar

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The car, a red convertible, sped down the highway.

• The car

• a red convertible

• sped down the highway

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The cake, a chocolate delight, was delicious.

• The cake

• was delicious

• a chocolate delight