Tard, 7, IVE PHRASE. (2420/6 Coey THE APPOS) is a word placed after another word to explain or identify it. The appositive always An apposi ies. It is always a noun or a pronoun, and the word it explains is also appears after the word it explains or ident noun or pronoun. ex. My uncle, a lawyer, is visiting us My teacher, Miss Marshall, is very strict An appositive phrase consists of the appositive and its modifiers which may themselves be phrases ex. My radio, an old portable, is The boys climbed the mountai the repair shop , one of the highest in the West. Identifying A positive Phrases. Underline the appositive phrase in each of the following sentences, Example: Our house, a brick bungalow, is on Oak Street jonarchs, ruled for sixty-three years. 1, Queen Victoria, one of England's great 2. Jane made the salad, a tossed one with French dressing. 3. Harvey Jensen, the pro at the country club, is giving me golf lessons. 4, James Hilton's book, Lost Horizon, has been filmed twice 5, Chemistry, Sue's favorite subject, is easy for her 3. Jerry is visiting in Peoria, his old home town. 7. Mr and Mrs. Miller, our neighbors for the past eight years, are moving to Dallas. 8. Have you ever read The Red Pony, a novel by John Steinbeck? 9. Groucho Marx, the star of many film comedies, also had his own television show 10, The boys repaired our television set, an eighteen-year-old portable. 's best, is called "The Death of the Hired Man." 11. The poem, one of Robert Frost 12, [can't find my notebook, the one I use for history class. 13, Dick’s new suit, a gray flannel one, makes him look much older. 14, We enjoy walking, an exercise which requires no great skill. 15. The theater, an old and drafty one, is nevertheless always crowded 16, My math teacher, Miss Holmes, has taught for twenty years. 17. The garage, a two-car one, is attached to the house. is now studying law 19. Our dog, a cocker spaniel, is ten years old. 20. Mrs. Norbert, the president of the company, will speak at the dinnerAPPOSITIVE PRACTICE WORKSHEET, Name: Class Period: Part I: Identify and underline the appositive found in each sentence. 1 The monkey, animble animal, is often found in the jungle. 2. Dave Lewis, a teacher at Lawson, works with many aspiring musicians. 3. Before you trash BoBo, your last childhood stuffed animal, consider saving it. is a prosperous trading region, 4. The coast of Africa, one of the world’s largest continents, 5. Mr. Sonntag hired two new teachers, Mr. Davies and Ms, Parker. 6. The fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, can travel more than 100 miles per hour at certain times. 7. Our family visited The Smithsonian Institution, a vast network of galleries in Washington, D.C. 8. Our neighbor and his daughters, Parvi and Sonya, take walks every evening, 9. The giant plane, a Boeing 747, launched into the air. 10. The flashlight should be returned to Mark, the owner, Part IV. Combine the following sentences using appositive phrases. Punctuate and underline the positives that are used. 22. A. The California coastline is the longest of all the states. B. The Califomia coastline is a national treasure. . The California Coasting a national treasure is Ye longest of all the stakes 23. A. The sick elephant attacked its trainer B The sick elephant is the one in the third cage “The Sick eleabart, Yu one ia Ve Vhind cage attackeel ids trainer. 24. A. The careless man shot a condor. B. The condor is the rarest bird in California a.rel man shot ondor, phe rarest bicol ia Clifornia. 25. A. The basketball players make millions of dollars a year B, Kobe makes millions of dollars a year. (Hint: Use a connective word) C. Shaq makes millions of dollars a year. “The basketball players, Kobe aad Shag makeallins of dollars a years