Grammar Focus - Appositives

Due: Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 12:59 AM
This activity will introduce you to a concept known as an Appositive - a word that defines or adds details to a noun.  Appositives are another way of adding details to your writing, and making the information clear and easy to follow!
Read through the attached handout carefully, before you begin this activity.


Part 1 : Underline the appositive or appositive phrases in the sentences below

1. Venus, the second planet from the sun, resembles Earth.
2. Some people prefer soft pretzels, large pretzels that are warmed, to ordinary pretzels.
3. My sister Pam marches in the band.
4. The rattlesnake, one of the most poisonous types of snake, is feared by many people.
5. My favorite comedians, Abbott and Costello, are in that movie.
6. The winner, the first runner to cross the finish line, will win a trophy.
7. My best friend Roberto is the treasurer of the Drama Club.
8. Asthma, a disease of the respiratory system, is sometimes controllable with medication.
9. The new boy in school, Derek Peterson, is from Montana.
10. My father, a former trumpet player, encouraged me to take lessons.

Part 2 : Add details to the following sentences, by adding an appositive or appositive phrase  in the right place

  1. Cindy and I always order the same dinner.
  2. My neighbor  gives me a ride to school every morning.
  3. In chemistry we worked on a project.
  4. Only our English teacher,  can tolerate Tommy’s tantrums.
  5. The test was easy.
  6.  Cairo has a hot, dry climate.
  7.  Janet’s uncle  is a teacher at the middle school.
  8. That book is suspenseful.