1. A PPOSITIVES BY : S ADIE AND I SABELLA Get it? ApPOSITIVES? A plus sign? Hahaha… no, never mind.

2. D EFINITION An appositive is a noun or phrase that renames a noun next to it.

3. The word appositive comes from the Latin word meaning “to put near”.

4. A F EW E XAMPLES The baby, who is the messiest eater EVER, threw food everywhere.

5. The ladybug, that was crawling on the ceiling, flew into Jane’s hair.

6. Sadie, who is fabulous, is doing this presentation with me.

7. My cat, Callie, is very mean and vicious.

8. C AN Y OU S POT T HE A PPOSITIVE ? My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends.

9. C AN Y OU S POT T HE A PPOSITIVE ? My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends.

10. Appositives are usually offset with commas, parenthesis, or dashes. Jon Smith, who swam 100m in under a minute, wins the award for most improved swimmer. Jon Smith (who swam 100m in under a minute) wins the award for most improved swimmer. Jon Smith — who swam 100m in under a minute — wins the award for most improved swimmer.

11. A PPOSITIVES CAN BE ESSENTIAL OR NONESSENTIAL. necessary for the meaning of the sentence cannot be left out are not set off with commas. The boy who painted this picture is named Kevin. not essential can be left out of the sentence should be set apart from the sentence with commas. My sister, Jane, is 27 years old. EssentialNon-Essential

12. C ITATIONS http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/appositive.htm http://www.grammar- monster.com/glossary/appositive_apposition.htm https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ resource/596/01/resource/596/01