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Appositive PhraseSet 9

1The house on the corner ..... appears to be haunted.

2Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Pablo Picasso's daughter Paloma is depicted in several of her father's abstract paintings, including Paloma in Blue and Paloma with an Orange.

3True or False: An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it and is usually set off by commas.

4Identify the type of phrase in the following sentence:Cuts and bruises, minor injuries for most children, are treated by the school nurse.

5True or False: The appositive phrase in the following sentence is used correctly. "The car, a shiny red convertible, it sped down the highway."

6What is the appositive in this sentence?His truck, a black Chevy S10, was parked under the carport for three days.

7Which sentence best combines the following ideas using an appositive? 'Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It has a giant red spot.'

8Appositive functions like a non-essential clause, but does not have a verb and can be removed without creating grammatical errors or changes in the meaning of a sentence.

9A ..... is a noun, a pronoun, or any group of words used as a noun that comes directly before or after the noun.

10I can't find my shoes, the ones with the red stripes.

11Identify the appositive:My dog, Skip, buried his bone in the backyard.

12Read the following sentence from The Monkey's Paw and fill in the blank with the appositive phrase:It had a spell put on it by an old fakir, .....

13Identify the appositive phrase, Grace believed the teacher concealed the truth, the importance of critical thinking.

14Choose the noun the appositive phrase is referring to:Our neighbor and his daughters, Penny and Sonya, take walks every evening.

15The mountain, a towering peak in the Rockies, was covered in snow.

16Complete the sentence:The city ....., is known for its delicious food.

17What type of sentence is this? My son, Jack, swims eight hours a day.

18Find the appositive or appositive phrase.Nobody wanted to read the book, a thick hardback with a faded cover.

19Read the sentence: "My favorite team, The Panthers, is terrible" Which word in the sentence is the appositive?

20Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? Our friend, Mr. Smith, will arrive today.

21Identify the appositive phrase:My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.

22An appositive phrase is either ..... by commas or has none at all.

23Appositives and Appositive PhrasesWhat is the appositive phrase in the following:Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had.

24Identify the appositive in the sentence:'My sister, an avid reader, finished her book.'

25Identify the group of words in parenthesisThe chick, (a young emperor penguin), ate only 14 sardines.

26Identify the mistake concerning the appositive phrase in the following sentence. "Mrs. Puls an English teacher at CHS has a dog."

27What is the purpose of an appositive phrase?a) To add unnecessary information.b) To provide additional details about a noun.c) To confuse the reader.d) To replace a noun in a sentence.

28Identify the appositive in the following sentence:My city, Comayagua, is very beautiful.

29Which of the following is an appositive phrase?a) The dog barked loudly.b) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly.c) The dog barked loudly, waking up the entire neighborhood.d) The dog barked loudly and ran away.

30Choose the answer that contains an appositive.

31Mr Alan, president of a company, is going on a trip.This sentence has no appositive.

32In the sentence 'The scientist Marie Curie discovered radium, ' identify the appositive phrase and determine if it is essential or non-essential.

33Identify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.We served Manhattan clam chowder, a tomato-based soup.

34What do we call additional information that describes a noun in a sentence and is separated by commas?

35What is the appositive? The engaged couple, Joe and Samantha, got married in San Diego.

36Carmen, his favorite opera, is being performed next Saturday.

37Exercise 1: Identifying Appositives and Appositive PhrasesIdentify the Appositive Phrase in the sentence.2. Two ports ..... St. Thomas and Nassau ..... were lively.

38True or False:An appositive can only appear at the beginning of a sentence.

39An appositive, also known as apposition to the noun, is a vocative noun case that can come before or after the main noun that it gives further detail to; meaning, it can be at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.(eg. Mellow, my cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens.)NOTE: The noun my cat gives further detail to the other noun besides it, Mellow.

40What is the appositive(s) phrase?

41Add the appositive "my favorite aunt" to the following sentence: "Julia is known for her flamenco dancing."

42Which sentence with a non-essential element is correct?

43Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence: "The novel '1984', a dystopian classic, was written by George Orwell."

44Select the appositive or appositive phrase.Many of Ferruccio Lamborghini's sports cars have had names related to bullfighting. The Miura, for example, was named for Don Eduardo Miura, a bull breeder.

45Identify the appositive in the sentence: "My brother, a talented musician, plays the piano."

46Choose the appositive phrase The spider, a big and hairy creature, scared the children as they played in the grass.

47True or false?If the appositive is important or essential to the meaning of your sentence, do not use commas to off set the appositive.

48What is the appositive in this sentence? The store was out of my favorite snack, honey mustard pretzels.

49What is the appositive in the following sentence?The book Sounder is John's favorite novel.

50In the sentence 'Mark, the pitcher, threw many fast balls during the game.', what is the appositive or appositive phrase?

51What is the appositive?Mrs. Dock, the school librarian, asked us if we had read any books.

52Exercise 3:Identifying Appositive Phrases. Identify the Appositive Phrase in each sentence.Tammy learned a new safety measure, a technique for saving people from choking.

53Find out the appositive or appositive phraseThe Golden Gate Bridge, the bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, first opened in 1937.

54Which phrase in the following sentence is an appositive phrase? President John Quincy Adams kept an unusual pet, an alligator.

55Which of the following sentences uses an appositive correctly? A) The car, a red convertible, is parked in the driveway. B) The book, a mystery novel, was interesting. C) The house, a two-story building, is for sale.

56Differentiate between restrictive and non-restrictive appositives with examples.

57What is the appositive phrase in the following sentence?Jason, the last person you would expect, volunteered to cook.

58In the sentence 'We are traveling to Rome, a city in Italy, this summer,' the appositive phrase 'a city in Italy' renames which noun?

59She lives in Columbus, the state capital.

60In which sentence is the appositive phrase nonrestrictive and punctuated correctly?

61Identify the appositive:Although my sister Loretta disapproves of the on-court temper tantrums, she still thinks Robbie is cute.