Comma Appositives

Find the appositive in the sentence.

Mrs. Butler, the owner, searched all day for her cat.

• Mrs. Butler,

• , the owner,

• searched all day

• for her cat.

Find the appositive in the sentence.

• A terrific friend,

• Selena

• best friend

• in school

Add the correct punctuation to the sentence.

My necklace a string of pearls is very precious to me.

• No correction is needed.

• Add two commas

  , a string of pearls,

• Add a comma

  pearls,

Select the sentence that DOES NOT use the appositive correctly.

• Mr. Gibbs, the newest teacher, is teaching in room 208.

• Mr. Gibbs the newest teacher, is teaching in room 208.

An appositive follows another noun or noun phrase, and it provides extra information that further identifies or defines the noun.

• True

• False

Add the correct punctuation.

Renner has the best mascot a mustang.

• No correction is needed.

• Add a comma (,) after mascot.

Add the correct punctuation.

San Francisco officially the City and County of San Francisco is the cultural center of Northern California.

• No correction is needed.

• Add two commas (,)

  San Francisco,

  San Francisco,

• Add one comma (,)

  San Francisco,

What are appositives phrases always separated from noun phrases by?

• Nothing

• Period

• Semi-colon

• Comma(s)

Where does the comma go with appositives that begin the noun phrase?

• Before and after the appositive phrase

• Before the appositive phrase

• After the appositive phrase

• These appositives do not use commas

Where does the comma go with an appositive phrase that adds detail at the end of a noun phrase?

• Before the appositive phrase

• After the appositive phrase

• Before and after the appositive phrase

• These types of appositives do not use commas