Appositive: Part of Speech
By: Joshua Clendaniel and Steven Naliwajka
What Are Appositives?
• An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames a noun phrase right
next to it.
• The appositive can be a short or long combination of words.
• If an appositive is nonessential, then you should put comma(s) around it.
• Appositives usually begin with: "a", "an", or "the", but not always.
How Should Appositives Be Used?
• They should be used to name something again, but not use that name
again.
Noun or Pronoun, Appositive
• EX: Your friend, Bill, is in trouble.
• EX: The chief surgeon, an expert in organ transplant procedures, took her
son on a hospital tour.
Why Should Appositives Be Used?
• They should be used because it gives certain nouns
titles, names, or characteristics.
What Is An Appositive Phrase?
• An appositive phrase consists of the appositive and its
modifiers which may themselves be phrases.
H.O.T Topic
• Appositives can be made by combining 2 sentences into 1.
EX
My dog is a basset hound. Her name is Tulip.
My dog, Tulip, is a basset hound.
I have a friend that eats a lot. His name is Jeff.
I have a friend, Jeff, that eats a lot.
Let's Practice Together
•
1. Wally the oldest brother was idolized by all the younger kids in the
neighborhood. (where do the commas go?)
,the oldest brother,
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2. The insect, a hairy-legged cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table. (
where is the appositive)
a hairy- legged cockroach
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3. My best friend, (name an appositive phrase according to the noun), is two houses
up from me.
Any title or name
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4. Tell me a sentence with an appositive in it (not on this page).
Any sentence with an appositive or appositive phrase
Let's Practice Together
H.O.T Version
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Shakespeare's play is a classic. It is ROMEO AND JULIET.
Shakespeare's play, Romeo And Juliet, is a classic.
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The pickup truck is black and shiny. It is a Ford F-150.
The pickup truck, the Ford F-150, is black and shiny.
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John's sister is named Catlin. She is cute.
John's sister, Catlin, is cute.
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Immigrants saw the Statue of liberty when they arrived in America. It was a sign of hope.
Immigrants saw the statue of liberty , a sign of hope, when they arrived in America.
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Disney World is a magical place. Many families visit the theme park.
Many families visit the theme park, Disney World, which is a magical place.
Work-Sheet
• Page 73 in the ELA Workbook
Bibliography
• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/596/01/
• http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/appositive_apposition.htm
• https://prezi.com/qbfgujrarmto/the-appositive-and-the-appositive-phrase/
• OCBeachTeacher."appositive Phrases Trashket ball revew game."(Teachers
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• Gerald Gocken II. "Appositive Worksheet."(Teachers Pay Teachers.) Mar.-311.