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1. Identify the appositive phrase(s). The dog climbed into the plastic swimming pool, a great escape, in order to beat the heat.
2. Highlight all the words that make up the appositive phrase. Pitbull dropped his seltzer, a very bubbly drink, and now he is afraid to open it.
3. Identify the appositive phrase:Last weekend, my family visited The Smithsonian Institution, a vast network of galleries in Washington, D.C.
4. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? (a connected prepositional phrase counts as two!) During our math test, I kept hearing strange noises in the ceiling.
5. Combine the following sentences using an appositive:The teacher is strict. Her name is Mrs. Smith.
6. True or false?If the appositive is important or essential to the meaning of your sentence, do not use commas to off set the appositive.
7. What is the appositive in the following sentence? The silversmith Paul Revere warned the people that British troops were going to attack soon.
8. What's the prepositional phrase?:The boy walked the dog down the busy street.
9. Which of the following sentences uses an appositive phrase correctly? A) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly. B) The cat, a Siamese, is sleeping. C) The bird, a robin, sang a beautiful song.
10. Identify the appositive phrase in the sentence:The famous scientist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory of relativity.
11. Identify the appositive in the sentence:The famous scientist, Albert Einstein, developed the theory of relativity.
12. Identify the appositive in the sentence:My best friend, Sarah, is coming over for dinner.
13. What is the appositive phrase in the following:Zendaya, a popular actress, won an Emmy for her role in Euphoria.
14. Appositives that are essential to the basic meaning of a sentence are set off by commas.
15. Select the appositive or appositive phrase. Though hugely popular today, Madame Butterfly, the Italian opera composed by Giacomo Puccini, was poorly received at its premiere in 1904.
16. What's the prepositional phrase?:The clock in my grandma's house was broken last week.
17. What's the appositive phrase? Maria was a wonderful singer, an award winner in fact.
18. Which of the following is an appositive phrase?a) The dog barked loudly.b) The dog, a golden retriever, barked loudly.c) The dog ran in the park.d) The dog, a golden retriever, ran in the park.
19. RULE 5-APPOSITIVE PHRASES Marty is Mr. Smith's nephew.Marty was arrested last week for driving a car while underage.
20. Highlight all the words that make up the appositive phrase. During tennis practice, Courteney Cox's teammate Sam always pretends his racket is a guitar.
21. What's the prepositional phrase?:My best friend lives on Walnut Road.
22. Essential or Nonessential appositives:I talked to my friend Eric about the new movie plans.
23. Which of the following is an example of an appositive phrase?a) The dog barked loudly.b) My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.c) I enjoy playing soccer.
24. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence. The novel Paradise, written by Elena Castedo, has been praised by literary critics.
25. Selected the appositive phrase in the sentence:Jane made the salad, a tossed one with French dressing.
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