Appositive/appositional phrase

1. Appositive/appositional phrase Is a noun or pronoun placed beside another noun to describe it

2. Appositive/appositional phrase • Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Clemens, wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and “Cub Pilot on the Mississippi”.

3. Punctuate-add commas • Ms. Verge my teacher is wonderful. • My teacher Ms. Verge is wonderful.

4. Punctuate-add commas • Ms. Verge, my teacher, is wonderful. • My teacher, Ms. Verge, is wonderful.

5. The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table. • 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.

6. Appositives/appositional phrase • The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table. • 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.

8. The insect, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is crawling across the kitchen table.

9. The insect, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is crawling across the kitchen table.

10. Punctuate • During the dinner conversation, Clifford, the messiest eater at the table, spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.

11. Punctuate • During the dinner conversation Clifford the messiest eater at the table spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.

12. Correct • During the dinner conversation, Clifford, the messiest eater at the table, spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano.

13. Punctuate • My 286 computer, a modern-day dinosaur, chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.

14. My 286 computer, a modern-day dinosaur, chews floppy disks as noisily as my brother does peanut brittle.

15. 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:

16. A hot-tempered tennis player, Robbie charged the umpire and tried to crack the poor man's skull with a racket.

17. A hot-tempered tennis player, Robbie charged the umpire and tried to crack the poor man's skull with a racket.

18. 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.

19. At the end • 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.

20. Essential/not essential • The popular US president John Kennedy was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches. (essential) • John Kennedy, the popular US president, was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches. (not essential) • Your friend Bill is in trouble. (essential)

21. Jimbo Gold, who is a professional magician, performed at my sister's birthday • Jimbo Gold, a professional magician, performed at my sister's birthday party.

22. Punctuate • Ms. Verge who is my language arts teacher gives too much homework. • Ms. Verge my language arts teacher gives too much homework.

23. Appositive Practice

24. #1 • John Reed, an American journalist, helped found the Communist Labor Party in America.

25. 2 • My sister, who is a supervisor at Munchies, drives a company car.

26. 3 • I took a cookie from Gretel, who is the woodcutter's daughter.

27. 4 • I took a cookie from Gretel, the woodcutter's daughter.

28. 5 • Og, the King of Bashan, was saved from the flood by climbing onto the roof of the ark.

29. 6 • I once saw Margot Fonteyn, the famous ballerina.

30. 7 • Elkie Fern, who is a professional botanist, led the kids on a nature hike.

31. 8 • Elsa, a good country woman, has a daughter named Ulga.

32. 9 • Paul Revere, who was a silversmith and a soldier, is famous for his "midnight ride."

33. 10. • I read a biography of Disraeli, the 19th-century statesman and novelist.