by Kitty Nash
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Appositives
- Directions:
- Click on the appositive noun in each sentence. Then click the word it renames to draw an arrow.
- 1.
- I bought a new car, a Mustang.
- 2.
- I forgot my homework, a diorama, in my mother's trunk.
- 3.
- The tiger, a fierce hunter, lives in the jungle.
- 4.
- That dessert, a chocolate cake, will go with any dinner.
Appositive Phrases
- Directions:
- Click on all the words in each appositive phrase in each sentence.
- 5.
- Lapis lazuli, a stone mined in Afghanistan, was used for blue paint in the Middle Ages and was worth its weight in gold.
- 6.
- All pet hamsters, one of the most common pets for children, are descended from a single female hamster found in 1930.
- 7.
- The Trans-Siberian Express, a train from Moscow to Vladivostok, travels almost 6000 miles in 9 days on every trip.
- 8.
- Capsaicin, the heat in peppers, is neutralized best by milk.
Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Appositives
- Directions:
- Identify the underlined appositive as restrictive or nonrestrictive. Commas have been left out on purpose.
- 9.
- The Newfoundland a large working dog was actually created in Labrador.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
- 10.
- My best friend Jessica is from Australia.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
- 11.
- The beautiful German castle Neuschwanstein looks medieval but was built in the 1800s.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
- 12.
- Henry VIII's wife Catherine Parr was the only one to survive her husband.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
Absolute Phrases
- Directions:
- Click on all the words in the absolute phrases in the sentences below.
- 13.
- Its howls echoing into the distance, the wolf called to its pack.
- 14.
- Carlos, his car broken down, had to walk to work until he could pay for the repairs.
- 15.
- Her roof damaged by the hurricane, Leslie had buckets all around her living room to catch the drips.
- 16.
- The steak burnt to a crisp, we ended up ordering pizza for dinner.