Appositives

What is the appositive(s) phrase? 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

• yellow legal pads

Choose the appositive in the sentence.
Jada, my sister, is beautiful.

• Jada

• my sister

• beautiful

What is the appositive(s)?
I lost my silver necklace, a present from my mother, at the Carnival.

• I lost my silver necklace

• a present from my mother

• at the Carnival

• I lost my silver

Appositives are used to give more information about a noun without using a verb. Which one of these phrases COULD be an appositive?

• my youngest brother

• watching TV

• growing up with my friends

• eating after school

Answer explanation

The only option that DIDN'T have a verb in it was "my youngest brother". Using this phrase as an appositive would look like this:

"Emory, my youngest brother, is a freshman."

What is the appositive modifying in this sentence? My brother's car, the white four-door over there, needs to be washed.

• brother

• my brother's car

• the white four-door

• the white four-door over there

Appositives are located...

• before the noun it describes.

• after the noun it describes.

• in a different sentence.

What do appositives do for our writing?

• They don't do anything important.

• They aren't necessary, but they give more information and make our writing sound better.

• They provide too much extra information.

• We shouldn't use appositives in our writing.

What kinds of words can appositives identify or explain?

• Nouns

• Adjectives

• Verbs

• Anything

What is an appositive?

• a noun or noun phrase that renames or defines

• a type of punctuation

• another word for a semicolon

• an action word

Will an appositive ever come before the noun it identifies or explains?

• Yes!!

• No!!!!!!