Appositives This presentation is part of the Brush Strokes presentation by Harry Noden. ©2011 by...

AppositivesThis presentation is part of the Brush Strokes

presentation by Harry Noden.

©2011 by Harry Noden from Image Grammar: Teaching Grammar as Part of the Writing Process, Second Edition.

Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Brush Strokes

Step 1 Definition of the Appositive Brush Stroke

• An appositive is a noun that follows another noun and refers to the same thing. For example, in the sentence “The car, a new Porsche, ran out of gas,” the words car and Porsche refer to the same thing. The second noun (the appositive-in this sentence it is Porsche) is usually more specific and designated as the appositive. Having a second noun often allows the writer to add more detail and emotion about the noun.

©2011 by Harry Noden from Image Grammar: Teaching Grammar as Part of the Writing Process, Second Edition. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann

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Step 2

• Create a short, simple sentence about the image you want to describe. For this image you might write a sentence like this:

• The animal loves to hunt turtle eggs on dark spring nights


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Step 3

• Imagine you are a photographer viewing the image through a camera zoom lens. Think of labels for your main noun (animal), like raccoon or scavenger, etc.


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Step 4

• Add your appositive to the sentence.

• The animal, a clever raccoon, loves to hunt turtle eggs on dark spring nights.


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Step 2 Practice with appositives

• Add an appositive to each sentence.

1. The truck sped down the highway.

2. The dog jumped wildly at the mailman.

3. Noticing the debris, the man crossed the street.

4. The building stood 200-feet high. 5. The bird flew across the sky.

6. Eating berries, the animal stopped to watch the passerby.

7. The flower smelled lovely. 8. The house looked haunted.

Step 2

• Create a short, simple sentence about the image you want to describe. For this image you might write a sentence like this:

• The diver plunged 500 feet down into the deep river rapids on a fifty dollar bet.


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Step 3

• Imagine you are a photographer viewing the image through a camera zoom lens. Think of characteristics or labels of your main noun (diver), like daredevil, stunt man, acrobat, risk taker, madman, experienced swimmer, Olympic diver, etc.


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Step 4• Add the appositive to the

sentence:• The diver, the local daredevil,

plunged 500 feet down into the deep river rapids on a fifty dollar bet.

• The diver, an Olympic gold-medalist, plunged 500 feet down into the deep river on a fifty dollar bet.

• The diver, a novice swimmer, plunged 500 feet down into the deep river rapids on a fifty dollar bet.


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• Now it is your turn. Review the following three images and write three sentences that use an appositive in each.

• Remember an appositive is a noun that follows another noun and refers to the same thing. It is set off with commas.


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Number the finished sentence using an appositive as #1 on your paper.

An appositive is a noun that follows another noun and refers to the same thing. It is set off with commas.Example: The diver, an Olympic gold-medalist, plunged 500 feet down into the deep river on a fifty dollar bet.


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An appositive is a noun that follows another noun and refers to the same thing. It is set off with commas. Example: The raccoon, a clever scavenger, loves to hunt turtle eggs on dark spring nights.


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An appositive is a noun that follows another noun and refers to the same thing. It is set off with commas. Example: The truck, a 1970’s Chevy Silverado, broke down on the side of the road.

Step 1

• An appositive is a noun that follows another noun and refers to the same thing. It is set off with commas.

• Style Academy video


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