Appositives

Definitions

• Appositive- additional information that is not needed in the sentence.
• Appositive phrase- a noun phrase that renames the noun that follows.

Examples

• Greg, my friend, is going to the game.
• My dog, Rex, likes to run.
• My favorite movie, Hunger Games, is cool.

Personal Examples

• People wear green on only one holiday, St. Patrick's day.
• Joe, an idiot, likes food.
• Trinity, an astronaut, did the moon walk.

Activity

• http://www.wolfescience.com/byojeopardy/play.php?id=28535