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APPOSITIVESA New Smiley-face Trick
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