Classification of noun clauses: Object clause Subject clause Predictive clause Appositive clause.
Appositive/appositional phrase Is a noun or pronoun placed beside another noun to describe it.
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Transcript of Appositive/appositional phrase Is a noun or pronoun placed beside another noun to describe it.
Appositive/appositional phrase
Is a noun or pronoun placed beside another noun to describe it
Appositive/appositional phrase
• Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Clemens, wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and “Cub Pilot on the Mississippi”.
Punctuate-add commas
• Ms. Verge my teacher is wonderful.
• My teacher Ms. Verge is wonderful.
Punctuate-add commas
• Ms. Verge, my teacher, is wonderful.
• My teacher, Ms. Verge, is wonderful.
• My teacher, Ms. Verge, is mean.
• The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
• The insect, a large cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
• The insect, a large cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table.
Appositives/appositional phrase
• The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
• The insect, a large cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
• The insect, a large cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table.
• The insect, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is crawling across the kitchen table.
• The insect, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is crawling across the kitchen table.
Punctuate
• During the dinner conversation, Clifford, the messiest eater at the table, spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.
Punctuate
• During the dinner conversation Clifford the messiest eater at the table spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.
Correct
• During the dinner conversation, Clifford, the messiest eater at the table, spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.
Punctuate
• My 286 computer, a modern-day dinosaur, chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
• My 286 computer, a modern-day dinosaur, chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.
nonessential appositive
• The important point to remember is that a nonessential appositive is always separated from the rest of the sentence with comma(s).
When the appositive begins the sentence, it looks like this:
• A hot-tempered tennis player, Robbie charged the umpire and tried to crack the poor man's skull with a racket.
• A hot-tempered tennis player, Robbie charged the umpire and tried to crack the poor man's skull with a racket.
When the appositive interrupts the sentence, it looks like this:
• Robbie, a hot-tempered tennis player, charged the umpire and tried to crack the poor man's skull with a racket.
At the end of a sentence
• Upset by the bad call, the crowd cheered Robbie, a hot-tempered tennis player who charged the umpire and tried to crack the poor man's skull with a racket.
Essential/not essential
• The popular US president John Kennedy was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches. (essential)
• John Kennedy, the popular US president, was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches. (not essential)
• Your friend Bill is in trouble. (essential)
CST
• Jimbo Gold, who is a professional magician, performed at my sister's birthday
• Jimbo Gold, a professional magician, performed at my sister's birthday party.
Punctuate
• Ms. Verge who is my language arts teacher gives too much homework.
• Ms. Verge my language arts teacher gives too much homework.
Appositive Practice
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• John Reed, an American journalist, helped found the Communist Labor Party in America.
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• My sister, who is a supervisor at Munchies, drives a company car.
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• I took a cookie from Gretel, who is the woodcutter's daughter.
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• I took a cookie from Gretel, the woodcutter's daughter.
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• Og, the King of Bashan, was saved from the flood by climbing onto the roof of the ark.
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• I once saw Margot Fonteyn, the famous ballerina.
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• Elkie Fern, who is a professional botanist, led the kids on a nature hike.
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• Elsa, a good country woman, has a daughter named Ulga.
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• Paul Revere, who was a silversmith and a soldier, is famous for his "midnight ride."
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• I read a biography of Disraeli, the 19th-century statesman and novelist.