Commas in Appositives

Choose the appositive.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.

• John

• Texas

• no appositive

True or false?

Eliminating the nonessential appositive changes the basic meaning of the sentence.

• True

• False

True or false?

Nonessential appositives are set off with commas.

• True

• False

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

What is the appositive(s) phrase?

• Mr. Riley

• moving to a different city

• Mr. Riley, our neighbor

• our neighbor

Which is punctuated correctly?

• The new school Wagner Elementary is on Main Street.

• The new school, Wagner Elementary, is on Main Street.

• The new school, Wagner Elementary is on Main Street.

• The new school Wagner Elementary, is on Main Street.

Which is punctuated correctly?

• 1. The giant plane, a Boeing 747, launched into the air.

• 2. The giant plane, a Boeing 747 launched into the air.

• 3. The giant plane a Boeing 747, launched into the air.

• 4.The giant plane; a Boeing 747, launched into the air.

Which is punctuated correctly?
1.  Mrs. Parr's son, a bundle of energy ran down the hallway.
2. Mrs. Parr's son, a bundle of energy, ran down the hallway.
3. Mrs. Parr's son a bundle, of energy, ran down the hallway.

• Mrs. Parr's son, a bundle of energy ran down the hallway.

• Mrs. Parr's son, a bundle of energy, ran down the hallway.

• Mrs. Parr's son a bundle, of energy, ran down the hallway.

Choose the appositive in the sentence.

Jada, my sister, is beautiful.

• Jada

• my sister

• beautiful

Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? President John Quincy Adams kept an unusual pet, an alligator.

• President John Quincy Adams

• kept an unusual pet

• an alligator