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APPOSITIVES

APPOSITIVES. EXPLANATION and EXAMPLES. What is an Appositive?. It is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun. The noun it renames is right beside it. Examples: The insect , a cockroach , is crawling across the kitchen table.

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APPOSITIVES

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  1. APPOSITIVES EXPLANATION and EXAMPLES

  2. What is an Appositive? • It is a noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun. • The noun it renames is right beside it. Examples: The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table. The name George has been popular for generations. (George identifies name)

  3. What is an Appositive Phrase? • It is a noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. • It consists of an appositive plus its modifiers. This phrase can be a short or long combination or words. • Examples: • George Washington, our first president, was considered quite tall.

  4. More examples • The insect, a large cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table. • The insect, a large cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table. • The insect, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is crawling across the kitchen table.

  5. Even More Examples • During the dinner conversation, Clifford, the messiest eater at the table, spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano. • My 286 computer, a modern-day dinosaur, chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle. • Genette'sbedroom desk, the biggest disaster area in the house, is a collection of overdue library books, dirty plates, computer components, old mail, cat hair, and empty potato chip bags. • Reliable, Diane's eleven-year-old beagle, chews holes in the living room carpeting as if he were still a puppy.

  6. Essential vs. Non-essential • An essential appositiveis needed to understand the meaning of the sentence. Essential appositives are notset off with commas. Ex. My neighbor Ling is a photographer. • A nonessential appositive, which is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence, should be set off with commas. Ex. Ling’s husband, David, is a teacher.

  7. How do I punctuate an appositive or appositive phrase? • The important point to remember is that a nonessential appositive is always separated from the rest of the sentence with comma(s). ***When the appositive begins the sentence, it looks like this: A hot-tempered tennis player, Robbie charged the umpire and triedto crack the poor man's skull with a racket.

  8. More Punctuation Rules ****When the appositive interrupts the sentence, it looks like this: Robbie, a hot-tempered tennis player, charged the umpire and tried to crack the poor man's skull with a racket. ****When the appositive ends the sentence, it looks like this: Upset by the bad call, the crowd cheered Robbie, a hot-tempered tennis player who charged the umpire and tried to crack the poor man's skull with a racket.

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