APPOSITIVES

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APPOSITIVES

• A word or phrase that identifies or explains the noun or pronoun it follows

• Clarifies or adds details to your sentence

• Ex. Rachel, the girl with the long brown hair, is my best friend.

• Ex. Football, the greatest sport ever invented, is played during the fall months.

PUNCTUATION OF APPOSITIVES

• If the appositive occurs in the middle of the sentence, a comma is needed at the beginning and end of the appositive– Ex. Eric, a talented musician, plans to study in

Europe.

• If the appositive occurs at the end of the sentence, a comma is needed at the beginning of the appositive– Dr. Jackson has a degree in entomology, the

scientific study of insects.

LET’S PRACTICE!

It’s Worksheet Time!

ASSIGNMENT

• Write 10 sentences (do not have to be related to each other)

• Each sentence must have at least one appositive

• Underline your appositives

• Use commas where needed