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  • Identify the appositive. "Melissa, my sister in college, called me last night."
    my sister in college
  • Will an appositive phrase include a verb?
    No!
  • Identify the appositive. "Samwise, my sweet little dog, cuddled up in the blankets with me."
    my sweet little dog
  • "The author Fran Campbell will sign books a the library tomorrow." A. ) What's the appositive? B.) Which kind of appositive is it?
    "Fran Campbell" is the appositive. It is a restrictive appositive.
  • Identify the appositive. "My cousin Isabella baked a chocolate cake for my birthday."
    Isabella
  • Which noun or noun phrase is the appositive of the following sentence: "My friend Joe went to the beach with me. "
    Joe
  • What is an appositive?
    a noun or noun phrase that identifies or renames a noun that precedes it.
  • Identify the appositive and choose which kind of appositive it is. "Our team stopped at the ice cream stand, the one next to Veterans Park."
    "the one next to Veterans Park," is the appositive, and it is a nonrestrictive appositive.
  • Does the following sentence need any additional punctuation? "The book Tom Sawyer is a required summer reading this year."
    No additional punctuation is required. The title Tom Sawyer is a restrictive appositive. It is a proper noun that identifies the common noun "book."
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