What is an appositive?
Appositives

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1.
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A type of verb that describes an action
A noun or noun phrase that renames or provides additional information about another noun
An adjective that modifies a noun
A conjunction that connects two clauses
2.
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Identify the appositive in this sentence: 'The book, a thrilling adventure, kept me up all night.'
'a thrilling adventure' is the appositive.
'The book' is the appositive.
'kept me up all night' is the appositive.
'a thrilling adventure' is a subordinate clause.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What punctuation is commonly used with appositives?
Semicolons
Colons
Commas
Dashes
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Identify the appositive in this sentence: 'The city of Paris, the capital of France, is beautiful.'
the city of Paris
the capital of France
is beautiful
the beautiful city
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
True or False: An appositive always comes before the noun it describes.
True, an appositive always comes before the noun.
False, an appositive can come before or after the noun.
An appositive only comes after the noun it describes.
An appositive is a type of verb.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Identify the appositive in this sentence: 'My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar.'
a talented musician
plays the guitar
My brother
the guitar
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is an example of a non-essential appositive?
'My friend, Sarah, is coming over.' (The appositive 'Sarah' is not essential to understand who 'my friend' is.)
'The author, J.K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter.' (The appositive 'J.K. Rowling' is essential to understand who the author is.)
'My brother, a talented musician, is performing tonight.' (The appositive 'a talented musician' is essential to understand who my brother is.)
'The city of Paris, known for its art, is beautiful.' (The appositive 'known for its art' is essential to understand which city is being referred to.)
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