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Duplicate of Appositive Phrases
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A brief review of #appositive phrases
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1
Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years.
one of England's greatest monarch
Queen Victoria
sixty-three years
ruled for sixty-three years
2
Komodo dragons, giant flesh-eating monitor lizards, grow to be over eleven feet long.
giant flesh-eating monitor lizards
over eleven feet long
Komodo dragons
grow to be over eleven feet long
3
The school musical's lead is Justine, a talented soprano singer.
The school musical's lead is Justine
Justine
a talented soprano singer
The school musical's lead
4
What is an appositive phrase?
a group of words that makes the adverb more specific
a group of words that makes the adjective specific
a group of words that makes the verb more specific
a group of words that makes the noun more specific
5
The train leaves at noon, but Amy, a nervous wreck, arrived at 8AM.
arrived at 8AM.
a nervous wreck
The train leaves at noon
but Amy
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Sally, the quiet student with the blonde hair, wants to someday be an actress.
wants to someday be an actress.
the quiet student with the blonde hair
the quiet student
Sally, the quiet student
7
Why do we have to put commas around phrases?
to make them fancy
to make them important
to show they do not belong in the main idea of the sentence
to make them optional
8
Paul Newman, the famous American actor, directed five motion pictures.
Paul Newman, the famous American
the famous American actor
directed five motion pictures.
Paul Newman
9
What punctuation mark usually goes around appositive phrases?
apostrophes
quotation marks
periods
commas
10
Our track team, fast and disciplined athletes, won the state meet.
the state meet
won the state meet
fast and disciplined athletes
Our track team
11
The flashlight should be returned to Mark, the owner.
should be returned
the flashlight
the owner
to Mark
12
Our tour guide, a young woman from Rome, was friendly and helpful.
Our tour guide
friendly and helful
a young woman from Rome
was friendly and helpful
13
Find the appositive phrase: The monkey, a social animal, is often found in the jungle.
in the jungle
is often found
a social animal
the monkey
14
The coast of Africa, one of the world's largest continents, is a prosperous trading region.
one of the world's largest continents
the coast of Africa
largest continents, is
is a prosperous trading region
15
My cousin, the policeman, will be visiting us next week.
will be visiting us next week
the policeman
will be visiting
my cousin
