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Appositive PhraseSet 15

1Noun or phrase that comes after another noun to rename it. They are set off by commas when they are nonessential.

2The movie Titanic, a romantic drama, won many awards.

3How should you combine the two sentences into one sentence that uses an appositive phrase? Keisha won the award.Keisha is a computer scientist.

4My brother, a teacher in North Carolina, is an excellent golfer.

5Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The red-crested cardinal, a species native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, sometimes ventures to the eastern coast of the United States.

6Identify the appositive phrase:A starchy vegetable, the potato is a surprising source of vitamins.

7An appositive follows another noun or noun phrase, and it provides extra information that further identifies or defines the noun.

8Choose the appositive. The city, known for its vibrant culture, attracts many tourists.

9Identify the appositive in this sentence:'My dog, a golden retriever, loves to swim.'

10Find the appositive or appositive phrase.My aunt's car, an old crate with a torn-up interior and a rattling engine, used to belong to my grandfather.

11What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the following sentence? Vanilla a common ingredient in cakes and cookies comes from the vanilla beam.

12In other words, chromosomes are elements of the cell where the genetic information of the individual is located" : Name the illustration conn

13Identify the appositive phrase:Have you read anything by Laurie Halse Anderson, the woman who wrote Chains and Fever?

14Identify the appositive in the sentence:My brother, a skilled artist, painted a beautiful picture.a) My brotherb) a skilled artistc) painted a beautiful pictured) None of the above

15Corn, a plant that has several thousand varieties, is an important crop.What kind of phrase is highlighted?

16Define 'Appositive'.

17Which of the following is NOT a rule about using appositives?

18Which of the following is an appositive phrase in the sentence:'My dog, a playful Labrador, loves to fetch.'?

19Choose the appositive phrase.Connor jokes around with his teacher, Mrs. Wynn.

20Analyze the appositive phrase in the following sentence: The city, known for its beautiful architecture, attracts many tourists.

21Choose the correct sentence with an appositive phrase.

22Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence: The scientist, a Nobel Prize winner, made a groundbreaking discovery.

23What is the appositive(s) phrase?Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house.

24Select the appositive or appositive phrase.In Iran families celebrate Yalda, a Persian festival to mark the winter solstice, by sharing pomegranates, nuts, and other special foods.

25Choose the sentence that uses a vocab word and an appositive correctly:

26Define an appositive phrase.

27Exercise 1:Identifying Appositives. Identify the appositive in each sentence.Edna discussed her favorite topic, food.

28Choose 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.

29The bald eagle, our national bird, soured above the trees.

30True or false?Essential appositives are set off with commas. They have a comma before and a comma after.

31He is remembered every year in the City Dionysia, A FESTIVAL HONORING DIONYSUS, for six days at the end of March.

32For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. The Baltimore Oriole, Maryland's state bird, has black and gold feathers.

33Highlight all the words that make up the appositive phrase.The chemist Professor Ramirez helped Derek Jeter make a volcano for the science fair.

34What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence? The book The Call of the Wild is one of my favorites.

35What is the appositive in this sentence?The food pantry on Maple Street needs macaroni, cheese and milk ..... 3 staples of the pantry ..... for this weekend.

36What is the appositive phrase in the following:Justin Turner, third baseman for the Dodgers, hit two homeruns in last Friday night's game.

37Which type of phrase is in the red print in the following sentence? Larry King, the great interviewer, had a fascinating discussion with Hank.

38Identify the appositive in the sentence:My brother, an excellent cook, made dinner for us.

39Which sentence correctly uses an essential appositive?

40Identify the appositive phrase in this sentence:Alabama, his home state, was where Jesse Owens lived until 1921.

41What is the appositive?I haven't been to the new mall, but I will go on Saturday.

42Complete the sentence using an appositive:'The car, ....., needs a new battery.'

43Identify the appositive phrase:Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years.

44Complete the sentence using a nonrestrictive appositive: "Shakespeare, ....., wrote many famous plays."

45In the sentence "My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar," which part is the appositive phrase?

46Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence: "Mrs. Dover, the Harry Potter geek, wants to own a cat one day.

47What is the appositive phrase in the following sentence?The pillow was made of an extremely soft material, goose feathers.

48True or False: In the sentence 'My favorite snack, chocolate chip cookies, is on the table,' the phrase 'chocolate chip cookies' is an appositive.

49Identify the mistake concerning the appositive phrase in the following sentence."An expert on Harry Potter Mrs. Dover could tell you anything you wanted to know about the books and movies."

50Which revision best combines the two sentences using an appositive for conciseness? 'Dr. Evans is our science teacher. She gave us a fun project.'

51For each sentence, identify the appositive phrase. My favorite teacher, Mr. Smith, took us on a field trip.

52Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase providing additional information about a noun?

53Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase?

54What is the appositive in the following sentence?The owner of the cafeteria, Jeffrey, is an alumnus of our school.

55Identify the word(s) being modified by the appositive phrase in the sentence:My brother, a skilled guitarist, plays in a band.

56Select the appositive or appositive phrase.The venom of the brown recluse spider, one of the most dangerous spiders in the United States, will destroy the walls of the blood vessels surrounding the bite.

57True or false?If you get rid of an essential appositive phrase, the meaning of the sentence isn't clear.

58An appositive phrase .....

59What is the appositive phrase in the sentence:The president, a powerful leader, gave a speech.

60What is the function of this NP (Noun Phrase)?Jane Hood, my closest neighbour, has just knocked my door.

61Steven, the minister led the funeral service with sensitivity and certainty.