Appositive and Appositive Phrase

What is an appositive?

• An appositive shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

• An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun.

• An appositive modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

• An appositive is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence:

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence:

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence:

In the time of the Roman Republic, only male Roman citizens were allowed to wear the toga, a long cloth wrapped around the body.

Identify the appositive phrase:

Author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was extremely well-educated for his time.

• Author of the Declaration of Independence

• the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• well-educated for his time

Identify the appositive phrase:

• A popular US president

• US president

• John F. Kennedy

• eloquent and inspirational speeches

Identify the appositive phrase:

Have you read anything by Laurie Halse Anderson, the woman who wrote Chains and Fever?

• by Laurie Halse Anderson

• the woman

• the woman who wrote Chains and Fever

• anything by Laurie Halse Anderson

What is the appositive?

I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Saturday.

• new mall

• I will go

• no appositive

• on Saturday

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• 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 in pencil on yellow legal pads.

• 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 in pencil on yellow legal pads.

Identify the appositive:

My cousin Sammy broke his arm in the championship game last weekend.

• cousin

• Sammy

• arm

• game