Appositives and Appositive Phrases
1. Which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?
"Mrs. Guerrero, the president of the historical society, is retiring next summer."
A. the president of the historical society
B. is retiring
C. Mrs. Guerrero
D. next summer
2. Which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?
"We are watching one of my brother's favorite movies, Star Wars."
A. my brother's favorite movies
B. Star Wars
C. one of
D. We are watching
3. Which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?
"The winner of the art contest was Tiffany, my youngest cousin."
A. The winner
B. my youngest cousin
C. of the art contest
D. was Tiffany
4. Which word in the sentence is the appositive?
"My older sister Maria is learning how to drive a car."
A. learning
B. sister
C. car
D. Maria
5. Which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?
"Karen, my classmate, is a starter on the volleyball team."
A. on the volleyball team
B. my classmate
C. is a starter
D. Karen
6. Which words in the sentence are the appositive? Which word does the appositive rename?
"Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, was founded in 1836."
A. the fourth largest city in the United States; renames Houston
B. Houston, the fourth largest; renames city
C. in 1836; renames founded
D. was founded; renames city
7. Which words in the sentence are the appositive? Which words does the appositive rename?
"The movie Star Wars is a science-fiction classic."
A. The movie; renames Star Wars
B. Star Wars; renames movie
C. science-fiction classic; renames Star Wars
D. science-fiction classic; renames The movie
8. Which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive?
A. The inventor Thomas Edison developed many devices that changed the modern world.
B. Jeremy, the boy in the yellow shirt, is my second cousin.
C. Susan my new next-door neighbor received a large package in the mail.
D. Titanic, a popular movie, won 11 Academy Awards in 1998.
9. Which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive?
A. Grandpa has many recordings of the music of his favorite composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
B. Did the writers Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and Herman Melville know one another?
C. The Johnsons' golden retriever Shep likes to fetch tennis and golf balls.
D. The book, Tom Sawyer, is full of entertaining and vivid characters.
10. Which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive?
A. My two friends Katie, and Sarah are spending the weekend at my house.
B. My pet parrot Jasper does not like crackers.
C. The two brothers from Spain, Javier and Rodrigo, are studying in America for a year.
D. Robert and Irene, two of my best friends, offered to help me clean the garage.
Answer (3)
The following are the answer to your question and please next time to post it one by one to make the question clear and easy to answer #1. A. the president of historical society #2. B. Star wars #3. B. my youngest cousin #4. D. Maria #5. B. my classmate #6 A.the fourth largest city in the United States; renames Houston #7 B.Star Wars; renames movie #8 A.The inventor Thomas Edison developed many devices that changed the modern world. #9 C.The Johnsons' golden retriever Shep likes to fetch tennis and golf balls. #10 A.My two friends Katie, and Sarah are spending the weekend at my house
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The appositive phrases and appositives in the provided sentences include various examples such as 'the president of the historical society' for Mrs. Guerrero and 'my youngest cousin' for Tiffany. Incorrect punctuation examples include sentences lacking commas that separate appositives from the rest of the sentence. Understanding appositives helps clarify the meaning by providing additional information about nouns.
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