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Appositive PhraseSet 16

1Rewrite the following sentence to include an appositive: "The scientist made a groundbreaking discovery."

2Familiar faces, now only distant memories, filled her mind.

3Broccoli, ....., contains many essential vitamins and minerals.

4In the sentence, 'My favorite snack, a handful of spicy almonds, keeps me energized,' which part is the appositive phrase?

5In the sentence, "The team's mascot, a fierce-looking eagle, soared over the field," what is the primary function of the appositive phrase "a fierce-looking eagle"?

6Create a sentence using an appositive to describe your favorite book.

7Choose the sentence that contains an appositive phrase:a) The cat jumped over the fence.b) The cat, a fluffy Persian, jumped over the fence.c) The cat jumped over the fence and hid in the bushes.d) The cat jumped over the fence, but the dog couldn't.

8What is the name of the phrase that is between the commas?Mt. Everest, one of the world's tallest mountains, is on the list of hikes to try.

9Errol Flynn, A SUPER-FAMOUS CELEBRITY, scrolled listlessly through his Instagram feed.

10What is a noun or a phrase that renames and refers to a preceding noun?

11Is the appositive ESSENTIAL OR NONESSENTIAL?The kindest dog in the world, Buddy, was awarded a prize for most behaved

12Keaton, a kid on the tennis team, leaves his tennis racquet in my room all the time

13Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? Andrew Jackson led the nation to a great victory, the Battle of New Orleans.

14In which sentence is the appositive *essential* (necessary for the meaning) and therefore does NOT need commas?

15Choose the appositive phrase: Our family visited The Smithsonian Institution, a vast network of galleries, in Washington, D.C.

16Makayla, a student at EFMS, wants to become a pediatric nurse.

17Which of the following sentences correctly uses the phrase 'prize-winning Arabian horses' as an appositive phrase?

18Choose the sentences that contains an appositive phrase with correct punctuation.

19Find the appositive:I will visit Braunschweig, a city in Germany.

20Shakespeare's play Hamlet is her favorite. What is the appositive?

21Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence:The author, a famous novelist, will be signing books at the bookstore.

22Find the appositive phrase: The winner, one of the five semifinalist, will be announced tomorrow.

23Which sentence demonstrates the use of an appositive, a prepositional phrase, and a simile?

24What would the sentence be without the appositive:My dogs, Snowball and Lady, were found in the Beverly Hills Forest.

25True or False: The following sentence uses an appositive phrase correctly. 'My favorite food, I love pizza, is always a good choice for dinner.'

26True or False:If you remove the words inside the parentheses from the sentence 'My brother (the tallest one) is on the basketball team, ' the sentence still makes sense.

27Choose the appositive phrase:Animals acts, audiences' favorites, are still a part of today's circus.

28Yesterday, I talked to Brian, my best friend, about an upcoming birthday party we had to plan.

29What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence?WALL-E, an animated movie about a robot, won an Oscar\textregistered.

30Satellites and weather balloons, two important weather-prediction tools, have been greatly improved in recent years. (appositive phrase?)

31True or false?Appositives can help your writing by combining important information about a person or thing into one sentence.

32Use an appositive for emphasis in the sentence:The president himself attended the meeting.

33Complete the sentence with an appropriate essential appositive:'President ..... signed the bill into law.'

34In the sentence 'My best friend, an excellent soccer player, scored the winning goal, ' what is the role of the appositive phrase?

35IDENTIFY THE APPOSITIVE PHRASE IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. (Appositives are phrases that rename a noun in other terms)The Supreme Court, one of the co-equal branches of government, is responsible for deciding the fate of millions of Americans with every case they hear.

36Is the appositive ESSENTIAL OR NONESSENTIAL?Patrick Mahomes, the worst QB in the NFL, did not make the Superbowl this year

37Is the following appositive essential or nonessential?Queen Latifah, the singer, is a talented actress.

38Identify the appositive phrase:The nutrient Vitamin A is critical to good sight.

39Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence.Centigrade, another word for Celsius, comes from the Latin for 100 degrees.

40Highlight all the words that make up the appositive phrase.During tennis practice, Courteney Cox's teammate Sam always pretends his racket is a guitar.

41Identify the Appositive phrase in the following sentence. Bamboo, a kind of grass, may reach a height of 120 feet.

42Which group of words in the following sentence makes up the appositive phrase?Michael Jordan the legendary basketball player also played professional baseball for a while.

43Select the appositive or appositive phrase.William Shakespeare, the revered English playwright, wrote plays more than four hundred years ago that, even now, continue to influence people around the world.

44What is the appositive phrase (APP)?I ate a huge bowl of my favorite ice cream, Blue Bell peppermint, last night.

45Identify the appositive.Running through the dark streets, the man, a known criminal, tried to get away, his feet pounding on the concrete.

46My friend, an experienced traveler, shared her stories.

47Which of the following is an appositive phrase in the sentence:'My best friend, Julie, is coming over for dinner.'?

48Which of the following sentences contains the most logical appositive?

49If the non-restrictive appositive "a blockbuster hit" were removed from the sentence "The movie, a blockbuster hit, sold out in minutes," how would the sentence's core meaning be affected?

50Identify the one phrase in the sentence: John Smith the explorer traveled far and wide.

51What is the appositive in this sentence?Maurice, my cousin, is the best badminton player in our school.

52In the sentence 'Be sure to bring the exact change, five dollars, ' what is the function of the appositive phrase?

53Select the appositive or appositive phrase.After buying their new house, our new neighbors, the Hensons, embarked on an ambitious renovation project, turning their garage into a photography studio.

54Identify the appositive phrase:Did you know that Mr. Angel, my new English teacher, drives a 1969 Dodge Charger?

55Fill in the blanks to create a sentence with both a prepositional phrase and an appositive: "The restaurant, ....., serves delicious food ..... "

56"Chinua Achebe[,a great Nigerian author,] wrote Things Fall Apart.The phrase with brackets around it is an example of a .....

57Complete the sentence:'Our class president, ....., will be giving a speech tomorrow.'

58Oji, a hardworking and honest man, said that Taro would make a good husband.

59Explain the purpose of using appositive phrases in writing.

60Identify the appositive:A female calico, Janet's cat has won many ribbons.

61Which of the following sentences correctly uses 'a blanket of snow' as an appositive phrase?