Appositives

What is the appositive(s)?
The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires.

• The car

• had two flat tires

• The car

• a silver Honda

What is the appositive(s)?
Our teacher, Ms. McKinnon, was absent from school all week.

• Our teacher

• Ms. McKinnon

• was absent

• from school all week

What is the appositive(s)?
Heidi, my cousin, will be traveling to Disney World next week.

• Heidi

• will be traveling

• to Disney World

• my cousin

What is the appositive(s)?
Two of my friends, John and Steve, made it on the soccer team, Barcelona.

• John and Steve

• Two of my friends

• John and Steve; Barcelona

• Barcelona

I ate a huge bowl of my favorite ice cream, Blue Bell peppermint, last night.

• I ate a huge bowl

• of my favorite ice cream

• last night

• Blue Bell peppermint

Which part of the sentence is the appositive?
Draco, my pet cat, is black with a white spot on his chest.

• Draco

• my pet cat

• is black with a white spot on his chest

Find the appositive:
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, two American astronauts, first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969.

• Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

• first walked on the moon

• two American astronauts

• on July 20, 1969

An appositive provides more information about a noun.

• Yes

• No

If you don't know the meaning of a word, an appositive can help you.

• Yes

• No

Choose the appositive.
I can't wait until Friday night. We are going to eat at Cane's, and then we are going to the movie. We are going to see Pirates of the Caribbean. I am anxious to see my favorite actor, Johnny Depp.

• Cane's

• Johnny Depp

• no appositive