Appositives

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Appositives

• Add style to your writing!
• Your papers will be beefy!

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What is an appositive?

• A noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies
  another noun right beside it. It does not
  describe a noun.
• It can be a short combination or a long
  combination of words.
• The appositive adds information and style to your
  sentence.

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What does it do for my writing?

• Helps eliminate repetition words like he, she,
  it, is ,was.
• Adds information
• Combines short sentences

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Examples

• Good The bug, a cockroach, is crawling across
  the desk.
• Better The bug, an ugly cockroach, is crawling
  across the desk.
• Best The bug, an ugly cockroach with hairy
  legs, is crawling across the desk.

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Appositives in Action

• They are always in the middle of a sentence or at
  the end of a sentence-never at the beginning.
• They are called interrupters because you can
  remove them without disrupting the sentence.
  (although it is boring!!)
• After the call, the umpire was charged by Robbie,
  a hot tempered baseball player.
• Zoey, the cutest dog ever, barks at strangers.

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Helpful Appositive Hints

• An appositive never begins with who or which.
• Not an appositive Mrs. Smith, who won the
  lottery, bought a new car.
• If you use only a first name, there is no
  comma.
• My sister Jane left for college.

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iTry Place an appositive in the middle of the
sentence!

• Abercrombie is located in the mall. It is a
  popular store among teens.
• Abercrombie, a popular store among teens, is
  located in the mall.
• The cat attacked my left ankle. It was an evil
  creature with rabies.
• The cat, an evil creature with rabies, attacked
  my left ankle.

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iTry Place an appositive at the end of the
sentence.

• After the test, the students were angry at Mrs.
  Smith. Mrs. Smith is the worst teacher in the
  world.
• After the test, the students were angry with Mrs.
  Smith, the worst teacher in the world.