Appositive and Appositive Phrases They modify and describe!

Appositives are so cool! They are a noun or pronoun They are placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe it They give us extra information about the noun or pronoun

Here’s an example of an appositive: The teacher, Mrs. Clearwater, was the most interesting person I have ever met. See! Mrs. Clearwater is a noun It’s modifying “teacher” (noun) It’s placed beside the noun or pronoun it’s modifying And it’s giving us extra information!

Here’s another example: I chose one person, her, to organize the shoe closet. Is “her” a noun or pronoun? What is it modifying? Is “person” a noun or pronoun? Is “her” just extra information? Then we have an appositive!

Here’s a tough one with 3 appositives: Rachel Carson, a biologist and writer, published the book Silent Spring in 1962. Where are the appositives? Yes… biologist, writer, and Silent Spring! Good job!!!!

Practice: Where are the appositives? Charles Dickens is known for his novel Great Expectations. The scientist Marie Curie was born in 1867. The novelist Jack London wrote Call of the Wild. Nathan Studied the explorer Vasco da Gama. The character Tom appears in Chapter One. His cousin Ellen has a magnificent stamp collection. The famous baseball player Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs.

F.Y.I. **If the appositive is set off by commas, that means we don’t really need it in the sentence to complete the meaning and can be taken out. Example: My mom, Regina, volunteers at the city library. **If the appositive does not have any commas around it, we NEED it in the sentence to complete the meaning. Example: The book Sounder is John’s favorite novel.

Appositive Phrases This is an appositive + its modifiers They work just like appositives do (give extra information, modify nouns or pronouns, etc.) Example: Officer Webb, one of the security guards, caught the burglar. (The adjective phrase of the security guards modifies the appositive ONE and the whole thing is the appositive phrase.)

Here’s another example: Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter known for his artworks, was also an architect, engineer, and scientist. (The whole phrase is giving us information, can be taken out, and contains the appositive – painter) ~Here’s the same sentence without the appositive phrase: Leonardo da Vinci was also an architect, engineer, and scientist. Still makes sense!

Where are the appositive phrases? My dad, a tall and slender man, rescued the kitten from the tree. Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, was the first European to reach India by sea. Last week, Freddie witnessed an odd event, a pig and a cat taking a nap together. The professor, a woman of keen insight, explained her interpretation of the story. The band played “Panther Pride,” the school’s fight song, during the graduation ceremony.

Where do you find the appositive phrases? One of the twelve brothers and sisters, Judy was a moody, playful child. Yael, a good quiet man, spent the last hours looking for his long lost childhood sweetheart. For a long time, the man looked at the report, a pile of paper he never dared to touch.

Combining sentences 1. The man, an Asian who is obviously a tourist standing near the statue, has a Canon camera. 1. He was near the statue. He was an obvious tourist. He is Asian. He had a Canon camera.

Combining sentences 2. She was one of the greatest monarchs. She ruled England. She was queen for sixty three years. She was married to Prince Albert. 2. Queen Victoria, one of England’s greatest monarchs who ruled the country for sixty three years, married her cousin Prince Albert.

Combining sentences 2. Queen Victoria was one of the greatest monarchs. She ruled England for sixty three years. 2. Queen Victoria, one of the greatest monarchs, ruled England for sixty three years.

Combine the sentences using appositive phrases. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only child of a wealthy couple. He was elected president four times. He inspired the American people by speaking on the radio. The radio was the latest technological achievement at that time.

Combining sentences Franklin D. Roosevelt, (was) the only child of a wealthy couple, (.) (He) was elected president four times. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the only child of a wealthy couple, was elected president four times. He inspired the American people by speaking on the radio, (.) (The radio was) the latest technological achievement at that time. He inspired the American people by speaking on the radio, the latest technological achievement at that time.

QUESTIONS???

6. Katy Perry Michael Jordan 7. Bruno Mars Mark Zuckerberg Use the following in sentences with appositive phrases. They can either be the noun or the appositive phrase in the sentence. 6. Katy Perry 7. Bruno Mars 8. Ellen DeGeneres 9. Oprah Winfrey 10. Pres. Barack Obama Michael Jordan Mark Zuckerberg Bill Gates Steve Jobs David Beckham

Example Kim Kardashian Kim Kardashian, an American TV personality, graced the cover of Vogue magazine for April. The actress in black gown, Kim Kardashian, tripped on her way to the entrance.

10 prepositional phrases 5 appositives underline

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE REVIEW 6. Despite his fear of water Jack saved the drowning puppy. 7. Janet took her lunch with her to the seminar. 8. At the Country Fair the child with the freckles won the talent contest.