1. Appositives

2. An Appositive is an expression that explains or identifies a noun or pronoun that comes just before it in a sentence

3. Elaboration within a Sentence
Sentences can be expanded by adding elaboration.
Sentences can be combined to provide elaboration.
APPOSITIVES, PHRASES,
AND CLAUSES.
TELL ME
MORE. . .
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Appositives
Add information to a single sentence.
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5. Appositives answer the reader’s questions.
Mom---Natalya is coming over tonight.
Who is Natalya?
Natalya, the girl who sits beside me in band, is coming over tonight.
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6. Appositives are set off from the rest of the sentence by commas.

7. Example: Arnie won the first prize, a trip to Hawaii
Example: Arnie won the first prize, a trip to Hawaii. (The appositive, a trip to Hawaii, describes the noun, prize.

8. Place commas where needed to separate each appositive from the noun it explains.

9. Add an appositive to a sentence.
WHO ?
Ms. Ortega, ____________, is my teacher.
Ms. Ortega, English teacher in room 7, is my teacher.
Crystal Lake, ___________, is my home.
Crystal Lake, a lovely town off Interstate 90, is my home.
WHERE ?
While the appositives are given for these sentences, you may want to have students write different appositives to practice.
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10. Elaborate by adding appositives.
Try adding an appositive.
My school, ______________, is the best.
That lunch, ____________,was the worst.
Mrs. Dennis, ____________, helped me find a site on the Internet.
My car, __________, is a piece of junk.
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Some Samples
My school, the largest school in our town, is the best.
That lunch, liver, onions, and ketchup, was the worst.
Mrs. Dennis, our new librarian , helped me find a site on the Internet.
My car, an ancient jalopy inherited from my brother, is a piece of junk.
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12. Combine sentences to form an appositive.
We can combine the two following sentences into one power-packed sentence and delete unnecessary words.
John plays varsity basketball for the Springfield Hurricanes basketball team.
He is a senior and the point guard for his team.
John, the senior point guard, plays basketball for the Springfield Hurricanes.
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