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Appositives

Appositives. January 2013. Appositive : a noun or noun substitute placed next to (in apposition to) another noun to be described or defined by the appositive. . Definition. Loose Periodic Convoluted Centered. Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks, leads his warriors to Troy.

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Appositives

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  1. Appositives January 2013

  2. Appositive: a noun or noun substitute placed next to (in apposition to) another noun to be described or defined by the appositive. Definition

  3. Loose • Periodic • Convoluted • Centered • Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks, leads his warriors to Troy. • Their mission is to reclaim Helen, the beautiful wife of Menelaus. • Before the epic begins, Helen has been kidnapped by Paris, the son of the king of Troy. • The king of the gods, Zeus tries to remain impartial. Examples: underline appositives and match each sentence with its structure

  4. The Iliad is an epic poem about the Trojan War. • Homer composed the Iliad in the eighth century BC. • Convoluted • Centered • Loose • Periodic You write

  5. Non-Restrictive appositive: does not contain essential information for identifying the noun • Offset by commas • David, my cousin, is going to join the Peace Corps. • Restrictive appositive: contains essential information for identifying the noun • No punctuation • My cousin David is going to join the Peace Corps. Restrictive vs. Non-restrictive

  6. Underline the appositives. Punctuate them accordingly. Place an “R” next to sentences that contain a restrictive appositive and an “N” next to sentences that contain a non-restrictive appositive. • John lost his dog a small Chihuahua at the lake. • Julia knows Joe Montana the Hall of Fame quarterback. • Stephanie my cousin just bought a house. • My cousin Stephanie just bought a house. • Froilanone of my roommates is a Marine. • My other roommate Mike is a police officer. Practice

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