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Learning Objective : combine short related sentences with appositives Writing conventions 1.2. Appositives. Appositive – a word or group of words that tell more about the subject. Example: Mrs. Fajardo , our principal, wants us to do well on the CSTs.
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Learning Objective: combine short related sentences with appositives Writing conventions 1.2
Appositives • Appositive – a word or group of words that tell more about the subject. Example: Mrs. Fajardo, our principal, wants us to do well on the CSTs. • What is an appositive?
Steps for Combining sentences using appositives • Read the two sentences. • Identify how the two sentences are related. • Choose the appositive that will describe the subject. • Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive. 1.Our soccer team lost the game. 2.Our team is called the Wildcats. • Our soccer team,the Wildcats, lost the game last night.
Steps for Combining sentences using appositives • Read the two sentences. • Identify how the two sentences are related. • Choose the appositive sentence that will describe the subject. • Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive. • Sarah is going to the park. • Sarah is my sister. Sarah ,my sister, is going to the park.
Steps for Combining sentences using appositives • Read the two sentences. • Identify how the two sentences are related. • Choose the appositive that will describe the subject. • Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive. • My favorite movie is about monkeys in space. • My favorite movie is Space Chimps. • My favorite movie, Space Chimps, is about monkeys in space.
What did we use to combine sentences?Why is knowing how to combine sentences with appositives important? • Combine the following sentences with an appositive • Mr. Nunowill teach us about math today. • Mr. Nunois a teacher. Mr. Nuno, our teacher, will teach us about math today. • Read the two sentences. • Identify how the two sentences are related. • Choose the appositive that will describe the subject. • Combine the sentences using commas before and after the appositive.