Exploring Appositives and Appositive Phrases

What is the main purpose of using appositives in sentences?

• To make sentences shorter

• To add additional information and make sentences more interesting

• To confuse the reader

• To replace verbs in sentences

Which of the following sentences contains an appositive?

• My brother is very tall.

• My brother, the tallest in the family, is very tall.

• My brother runs fast.

• My brother likes pizza.

In the sentence 'My dog, the holy terror, ripped a hole in the sofa,' what is the appositive?

• Ripped a hole

• In the sofa

• My dog

• The holy terror

What is an appositive phrase?

• A sentence without a subject

• A single word that renames a noun

• A group of words that adds more detail to a noun

• A verb that describes an action

Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: 'The raccoon, a midnight scavenger who roams lake shorelines, enjoys eating turtle eggs.'

• Enjoys eating turtle eggs

• A midnight scavenger who roams lake shorelines

• Lake shorelines

• The raccoon

In Stephen King's example, what appositive phrase is used to describe his brother?

• An inventor of the super duper electromagnet

• Plugged something in

• Decided I should test his invention

• My older brother

Why did Stephen King and his brother almost burn down their apartment building?

• They were cooking

• They were left alone and his brother was always creating things

• They were fighting

• They were playing with matches

Transform the sentence 'Mrs. Witherspoon screams if a child's toe touches one blade of grass on her perfectly manicured lawn' by adding an appositive.

• Mrs. Witherspoon, the cantankerous hag, screams if a child's toe touches one blade of grass on her perfectly manicured lawn.

• Mrs. Witherspoon screams if a child's toe touches one blade of grass on her lawn.

• Mrs. Witherspoon, the neighbor, screams if a child's toe touches one blade of grass on her perfectly manicured lawn.

• Mrs. Witherspoon screams if a child's toe touches one blade of grass.

What is the purpose of the exercise given at the end of the lesson?

• To practice writing appositives and appositive phrases

• To write a new narrative essay

• To read a book by Stephen King

• To rewrite the entire lesson

What should students do if they need help with appositives?

• Ignore the assignment

• Ask their parents

• Contact the teacher for assistance

• Look up examples online