Identifying Appositives and Appositive Phrases

Exercise 2: Identifying Words Modified by Appositives and Appositive Phrases Identify the word(s) being modified by the underlined Appositive or Appositive Phrase in the sentence. 7. The road, really no more than a trail, leads to the cabin.

• cabin

• leads to

• leads to the cabin

• road

Identify the word(s) being modified by the underlined Appositive or Appositive Phrase in the sentence.

• I

• two children

• children

• story

Identify the word(s) being modified by the underlined Appositive or Appositive Phrase in the sentence.

She planted the trees in a special soil--a rich compost.

• She

• soil

• special soil

• trees

Identifying Words Modified by Appositives and Appositive Phrases

Identify the word(s) being modified by the underlined Appositive or Appositive Phrase in the sentence.

I eat grapefruit, my favorite breakfast food, every morning.

• eat

• I

• morning

• grapefruit

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.

Answer explanation

The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'a destination surfing spot in Northern California.' It provides additional information about 'Mavericks'.

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.

Next weekend, we will be visiting my sister, a recent graduate of the University of Iowa.

Answer explanation

The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'a recent graduate of the University of Iowa.' It provides additional information about 'my sister.'

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.

Answer explanation

The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'a tropical paradise with palm-fringed beaches.' It provides additional information about the island.

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none. We took a photo in front of the monument, a towering obelisk standing tall in the morning sky.

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none.

Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was also an inventor.

Answer explanation

The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'the great Renaissance painter,' which provides additional information about Leonardo da Vinci.

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence. If there is no appositive phrase in the sentence, write none. In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings.

Answer explanation

The appositive phrase in the sentence is 'one of the most popular movies ever made'. It provides additional information about the movie 'It's a Wonderful Life'.