1. Appositives Guillermo & Ruolan

2. What is an APPOSITIVE ? I want to visit Paris’s famous spot, The Eiffel Tower.

3. What is an APPOSITIVE ? I want to visit Paris’s famous spot, The Eiffel Tower.

4. What is an APPOSITIVE ? An appositive is a noun or pronoun — often with modifiers — set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. Example Your friend Bill is in trouble.

5. What is an APPOSITIVE ? An appositive is a noun or pronoun — often with modifiers — set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. Example Your friend Bill is in trouble.

6. What is an APPOSITIVE ? An appositive is a noun or pronoun — often with modifiers — set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. Example Your friend Bill is in trouble. the noun or pronoun is in Green the appositive is in Red

7. An appositive phrase includes an appositive and its modifiers: My favorite place, the English building, is located on the Quad, a grassy square in the middle of the campus. APPOSITIVE PHARSES

8. An appositive phrase includes an appositive and its modifiers: My favorite place, the English building, is located on the Quad, a grassy square in the middle of the campus. APPOSITIVE PHARSES

9. An appositive phrase includes an appositive and its modifiers: My favorite place, the English building, is located on the Quad, a grassy square in the middle of the campus. An appositive phrase usually follows the word it explains or identifies, but it may also precede it. APPOSITIVE PHARSES

10. An appositive phrase includes an appositive and its modifiers: My favorite place, the English building, is located on the Quad, a grassy square in the middle of the campus. An appositive phrase usually follows the word it explains or identifies, but it may also precede it. A beautiful collie, Skip was my favorite dog. The first state to ratify the U. S. Constitution, Delaware is rich in history. APPOSITIVE PHARSES

11. An appositive phrase includes an appositive and its modifiers: My favorite place, the English building, is located on the Quad, a grassy square in the middle of the campus. An appositive phrase usually follows the word it explains or identifies, but it may also precede it. A beautiful collie, Skip was my favorite dog. The first state to ratify the U. S. Constitution, Delaware is rich in history. APPOSITIVE PHARSES

12. An appositive phrase includes an appositive and its modifiers: My favorite place, the English building, is located on the Quad, a grassy square in the middle of the campus. An appositive phrase usually follows the word it explains or identifies, but it may also precede it. A beautiful collie, Skip was my favorite dog. The first state to ratify the U. S. Constitution, Delaware is rich in history. APPOSITIVE PHARSES

13. APPOSITIVE Relative Clause The hangman, who was a grey-haired convict in the white uniform of the prison, was waiting beside the machine. Appositive Clause The hangman, a grey-haired convict in the white uniform of the prison, was waiting beside the machine.

14. APPOSITIVE Relative Clause The hangman, who was a grey-haired convict in the white uniform of the prison, was waiting beside the machine. Appositive Clause The hangman, a grey-haired convict in the white uniform of the prison, was waiting beside the machine.

15. APPOSITIVE the noun or pronoun is in Green the appositive is in Red My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends. The chief surgeon, an expert in organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on a hospital tour. The movie Avatar impressed me. A bold innovator, Wassily Kadinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings. The boy with a big smile is my brother.

16. APPOSITIVE the noun or pronoun is in Green the appositive is in Red My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends. The chief surgeon, an expert in organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on a hospital tour. The movie Avatar impressed me. A bold innovator, Wassily Kadinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings. The boy with a big smile is my brother.

17. APPOSITIVE the noun or pronoun is in Green the appositive is in Red My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends. The chief surgeon, an expert in organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on a hospital tour. The movie Avatar impressed me. A bold innovator, Wassily Kadinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings. The boy with a big smile is my brother.

18. APPOSITIVE the noun or pronoun is in Green the appositive is in Red My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends. The chief surgeon, an expert in organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on a hospital tour. The movie Avatar impressed me. A bold innovator, Wassily Kadinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings. The boy with a big smile is my brother.

19. APPOSITIVE the noun or pronoun is in Green the appositive is in Red My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends. The chief surgeon, an expert in organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on a hospital tour. The movie Avatar impressed me. A bold innovator, Wassily Kadinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings. The boy with a big smile is my brother.

20. APPOSITIVE the noun or pronoun is in Green the appositive is in Red My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends. The chief surgeon, an expert in organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on a hospital tour. The movie Avatar impressed me. A bold innovator, Wassily Kadinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings. The boy,the one with a big smile is my brother.

21. APPOSITIVE the noun or pronoun is in Green the appositive is in Red My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends. The chief surgeon, an expert in organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on a hospital tour. The movie Avatar impressed me. A bold innovator, Wassily Kadinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings. The boy,the one with a big smile, is my brother.

22. Nonrestrictive Appositive Also know as Nonessential

23. Nonrestrictive Appositive May be omitted without changing the basic meaning A great actor, Daniel Day-Lewis won his third Academy award. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, was born in Ohio. My mother lost her favorites earrings, a gift from my father.

24. We are going to see Paul Pierce, the Basketball player, tomorrow in UMass

25. It was really sad when Wayne Rooney, …, lost his chance to win the Champions League

26. Punctuating Appositives When it’s necessary to put commas

27. 1 st Spot the appositive 2 nd Try to understand the context and the basic meaning of the sentence 3 rd Define if it is Restrictive or Nonrestrictive My brother Will is living in Boston My brother, Will, is living in Boston

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