Appositive

Choose the sentence that best joins these two sentences with an appositive phrase. Leon Marchand has won four gold medals in the 2024 Olympics. He is a champion swimmer.

• Leon Marchand, who has won four gold medals in the 2024 Olympics, is a champion swimmer.

• Leon Marchand has won four gold medals in the 2024 Olympics, making him a champion swimmer.

• Leon Marchand, a champion swimmer, has won four gold medals in the 2024 Olympics.

Appositives that are essential to the basic meaning of a sentence are set off by commas.

• true

• false

An appositive phrase is an appositive that includes its modifiers.

• true

• false

Choose the sentence that includes an essential appositive phrase.

• Elizabeth I, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, became queen of England in 1558.

• The popular U.S. president John F. Kennedy was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches.

Which sentence includes a compound appositive?

• I always liked languages; French and German were my favorite subjects in school.

• Two cities, Venice and Genoa, were great rivals at one time.

• When I traveled to Florence and Rome, I learned a little Italian.

Identify the appositive phrase:

Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years.

• Queen Victoria

• one of England's greatest monarchs

• England's greatest monarchs

• rules for sixty-three years

Identify the appositive:

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

• cousin

• Sammy

• arm

• game

Identify the appositive:

While we were in New York, my family and I saw the incredible play Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

• New York

• play

• Hamilton

• Lin-Manuel Miranda

Identify the appositive:

Santa Claus gave his favorite reindeer, Rudolph, a special treat on Christmas Eve.

• Santa Claus

• reindeer

• Rudolph

• special treat

Identify the appositive:

Sidd chose the artist Michelangelo to study for his art project in Mrs. Butler's class.

• artist

• Michelangelo

• art project

• Mrs. Butler's class