Will get 40 ! this is 7th grade grammar ! appositives and appositive phrase1.which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?
mrs. guerrero, the president of the historical society, is retiring next summer. a.the president of the historical society b. is retiring c. mrs. guerrero d. next summer
2.which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?
we are watching one of my brother's favorite movies, star wars. a. my brother's favorite movies b. star wars c. one of d. we are watching
3.which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?
the winner of the art contest was tiffany, my youngest cousin. a. the winnerb. my youngest cousin c. of the art contest d. was tiffany
4.which word in the sentence is the appositive?
my older sister maria is learning how to drive a car. a. learning b. sister c. card. maria
5.which words in the sentence make up the appositive phrase?
karen, my classmate, is a starter on the volleyball team. a. on the volleyball teamb. my classmate c. is a starter d. karen
6.which words in the sentence are the appositive?
which word does the appositive rename?
houston, the fourth largest city in the united states, was founded in 1836. a. the fourth largest city in the united states; renames houston b. houston, the fourth largest; renames city c. in 1836; renames founded d. was founded; renames city
7.which words in the sentence are the appositive?
which words does the appositive rename?
the movie star wars is a science-fiction classic. a. the movie; renames star wars b. star wars; renames movie c. science-fiction classic; renames star warsd. science-fiction classic; renames the movie
8.which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive? a. the inventor thomas edison developed many devices that changed the modern world. b.jeremy, the boy in the yellow shirt, is my second cousin. c. susan my new next-door neighbor received a large package in the mail. d. titanic, a popular movie, won 11 academy awards in 1998.
9.which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive? a. grandpa has many recordings of the music of his favorite composer, wolfgang amadeus mozart. b. did the writers nathaniel hawthorne, edgar allan poe, and herman melville know one another? c. the johnsons' golden retriever shep likes to fetch tennis and golf balls. d. the book, tom sawyer, is full of entertaining and vivid characters.
10.which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive? a. my two friends katie, and sarah are spending the weekend at my house. b. my pet parrot jasper does not like crackers. c. the two brothers from spain, javier and rodrigo, are studying in america for a year. d. robert and irene, two of my best friends, offered to me clean the garage.