Grammar Review

TRUE or FALSE: Appositives are located right beside the noun they rename.

Walking on the beach, Delores dodged jellyfish that had washed ashore. What is bolded?

Reliable, Diane's eleven-year-old beagle, chews holes in the living room carpet. What's bolded?

The American flag has three colors; red, white, and blue. Correct?

My order was sent six weeks ago; therefore, I expected the shipment to arrive by now. Correct?

What should happen to the sentence if the appositive is removed?

Unwilling to let her daughter walk to school alone; Emily accompanied her every day. Correct?

A participle is a verb that ends in what?

Life is short seize the day!  Where should a semicolon go?

Sam does not drink soda instead, he drinks tea.  Where should a semicolon go?

An appositive is set off from the rest of the sentence using what?

If you remove an introductory participial phrase, the sentence should...

She went to the store; and she bought some milk.  Is this correct?

An introductory participial phrase is set off from the rest of the sentence using what?

Identify the appositive in this sentence: My mom, Judy, is a great cook!