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Appositives
Appositives
Examples: My son Carl is a medical technician. (no commas) Badger, our dog
with a missing leg, has a love for cats. (commas needed)
Appositives should not be confused with predicate nominatives. A verb will separate the subject from the
predicate nominative. An appositive can follow any noun or pronoun including the subject, direct object, or
predicate nominative.
DIRECTIONS:
Identify the appositives in the following sentences and tell whether they are appositives to subjects, direct
objects, or predicate nominatives.
DIRECTIONS:
Identify the appositives in the following sentences and tell whether they are appositives to subjects, direct
objects, or predicate nominatives.
DIRECTIONS:
Identify the appositives in the following sentences and tell whether they are appositives to subjects, direct
objects, or predicate nominatives.
1. Our leading scorer is Michael, the center and captain of the team.
2. These two students, Kay and Eric, are new to our school.
3. The doctor helped two patients, the boy with the broken leg and the girl with a burned arm.
4. Our neighbors, the Smiths and the Fehers, are moving next week.
DIRECTIONS:
Combine the following sentences by using an appositive.
Answers
1. Yesterday I saw an exciting movie, Goldeneye. / Yesterday I saw Goldeneye, an exciting movie.
DIRECTIONS:
Combine the following sentences by using an appositive.
3. For dinner we had my favorite desserts. We had strawberry pie and cherry nut cake.
7. Have you met our new foreman? He is the tall man in the coveralls.
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DEFINITION OF AN APPOSITIVE
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7. Have you met our new foreman, the tall man in the coveralls.
DIRECTIONS: Identify the appositives in the following sentences, and then underline the word they
restate. Finally, tell whether the initial or first word that gets restated is an appositive to
subjects (S), direct objects (DO), or predicate nominatives (PN). ----- (11 POINTS)
4. The dude with the Goat-T, the guitar player, is my brother-in-law. (2 POINTS)
6. Mr. Whipple, our sponsor, will show you the ropes. (2 POINTS)
RE-WRITE AND Combine the following sentences by using an appositive. (15 POINTS)
7. Mrs. Dafodil is patting down the guests. They are possible thieves.
8. Have you met our new puppy? He is the shaggy beast in the Superman coat.
10. The Johnsons hired a band. The members of that family are experts in local music.
11. The ingredients were precious. They were flour and water.
12. John loves to play basketball. He is a guard on the Quakertown varsity team.
13. I love going to the park. The park is called The Funjoy Center. I love skating at the park.
14. Cindy showed me the new movie about the Syracuse football player. His name was Ernie Davis.