Appositive and Appositive Phrases An appositive is a
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![Here’s an example of an appositive: • The teacher, Mr. Walsh, was the most Here’s an example of an appositive: • The teacher, Mr. Walsh, was the most](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/6b602e5ac59ee5a092fe2d9d8e438b81/image-3.jpg)
![Here’s another example: • I chose one person, her, to organize the party. • Here’s another example: • I chose one person, her, to organize the party. •](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/6b602e5ac59ee5a092fe2d9d8e438b81/image-4.jpg)
![Here’s a tough one with 3 appositives: • Rachel Carson, a biologist and writer, Here’s a tough one with 3 appositives: • Rachel Carson, a biologist and writer,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/6b602e5ac59ee5a092fe2d9d8e438b81/image-5.jpg)
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Appositive and Appositive Phrases An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words.
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The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table. The insect, a large cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table.
![Heres an example of an appositive The teacher Mr Walsh was the most Here’s an example of an appositive: • The teacher, Mr. Walsh, was the most](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/6b602e5ac59ee5a092fe2d9d8e438b81/image-3.jpg)
Here’s an example of an appositive: • The teacher, Mr. Walsh, was the most interesting person I have ever met. See! • Mr. Walsh is a noun • It’s modifying “teacher” (noun) • It’s placed beside the noun or pronoun it’s modifying • And it’s giving us extra information!
![Heres another example I chose one person her to organize the party Here’s another example: • I chose one person, her, to organize the party. •](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/6b602e5ac59ee5a092fe2d9d8e438b81/image-4.jpg)
Here’s another example: • I chose one person, her, to organize the party. • • • Is “her” a noun or pronoun? What is it modifying? Is “person” a noun or pronoun? Is “her” just extra information? Then we have an appositive!
![Heres a tough one with 3 appositives Rachel Carson a biologist and writer Here’s a tough one with 3 appositives: • Rachel Carson, a biologist and writer,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/6b602e5ac59ee5a092fe2d9d8e438b81/image-5.jpg)
Here’s a tough one with 3 appositives: • Rachel Carson, a biologist and writer, published the book Silent Spring in 1962. • Where are the appositives? • Yes… biologist, writer, and Silent Spring! • Good job!!!!
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Practice: Where are the appositives? Charles Dickens is known for his novel Great Expectations. The scientist Marie Curie was born in 1867. Her husband, Pierre Curie, was also a scientist. The novelist Jack London wrote Call of the Wild. Nathan Studied the explorer Vasco da Gama. Karen’s brother, Darren, plays the flute. The character Tom appears in Chapter One. His cousin Ellen has a magnificent stamp collection.
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F. Y. I. **If the appositive is set off by commas, that means we don’t really need it in the sentence to complete the meaning and can be taken out. Example: My mom, Regina, volunteers at the city library. **If the appositive does not have any commas around it, we NEED it in the sentence to complete the meaning. Example: The book Sounder is John’s
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Appositive Phrases • This is an appositive + its modifiers • They work just like appositives do (give extra information, modify nouns or pronouns, etc. ) • Example: Officer Webb, one of the security guards, caught the burglar. (The adjective phrase of the security guards modifies the appositive ONE and
![Heres another example Leonardo da Vinci an Italian painter known for his artworks Here’s another example: • Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter known for his artworks,](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/6b602e5ac59ee5a092fe2d9d8e438b81/image-9.jpg)
Here’s another example: • Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter known for his artworks, was also an architect, engineer, and scientist. (The whole phrase is giving us information, can be taken out, and contains the appositive – painter) ~Here’s the same sentence without the appositive phrase:
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Practice: Where are the appositive phrases? 1. Pedro, a tall and slender man, rescued the kitten from the tree. 2. Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, was the first European to reach India by sea. 3. Last week, Freddie witnessed an odd event, a pig and a cat taking a nap together. 4. The professor, a woman of keen insight, explained her interpretation of the story. 5. The band played “Panther Pride, ” the school’s fight song, during the graduation ceremony.
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Types of appositive phrases
What are appositive phrases
Phrase in apposition
Prepositional and verbal phrases
Appositive and participial phrases
Appositive phrase and participial
Appositive phrase
Appositive phrase and participial
Definition of appositive
How to write a verbal model
Appositive
Sentence pattern 9