Understanding Appositives in Sentences

This video tutorial explains how to identify the real subject in a sentence, focusing on appositives and appositive phrases. It defines appositives as nouns or noun phrases that provide additional information about another noun or pronoun. The video provides examples, such as 'The Reporter Harvey' and 'John Kennedy, the popular US president', to illustrate how appositives can be identified and excluded to find the true subject. Additionally, it briefly introduces prepositional phrases as another element that can complicate subject identification.

What is the main focus of the video?

• Exploring sentence structures

• Identifying verbs in sentences

• Learning about appositives

• Understanding prepositional phrases

What is the purpose of the video tutorial?

• To teach sentence diagramming

• To explain how to identify appositives and real subjects

• To explore different sentence types

• To discuss verb conjugation

What question should you ask to find the real subject in a sentence?

• Who or what is the sentence about?

• Why is the action taking place?

• Where is the action happening?

• How is the action performed?

What is an appositive?

• A conjunction that connects clauses

• An adjective that modifies a noun

• A noun or noun phrase that provides additional information

• A verb that describes an action

Which of the following is NOT a function of an appositive?

• Renaming the subject

• Performing the action

• Explaining the subject

• Providing additional information

What is the relationship between an appositive and the noun it describes?

• The appositive performs the action

• The appositive is unrelated

• The appositive is the main subject

• The appositive provides additional information

In the sentence 'The reporter Harvey confirmed the rumor', what is the appositive?

• The rumor

• Confirmed

• Harvey

• The reporter

How can appositives affect sentence comprehension?

• By altering the sentence structure

• By clarifying the subject

• By adding unnecessary complexity

• By changing the verb tense

What is the role of the noun 'reporter' in the sentence 'The reporter Harvey confirmed the rumor'?

• It is the real subject

• It is the appositive

• It is the object

• It is the verb

What should you do with an appositive to find the real subject?

• Underline it

• Cross it out

• Highlight it

• Circle it