Appositives and Appositive Phrases

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Appositives and Appositive Phrases

• Ms. Marshall-Krauss
• 8th Grade English
• HCMS

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Appositive

• a noun that is placed NEXT to another noun to
  identify it or add information about it.
• Example Chucks friend, John, picks his nose.

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Appositive Phrase

• A group of words that includes an appositive and
  other words that modify the appositive.
• Example John, the gross kid in school, picks his
  nose everyday.
• The words gross and in school modify the
  appositive kid. The phrase the gross kid in
  school is an appositive phrase. It identifies the
  noun John.

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Commas and Appositive Phrases

• Commas are needed if the information the
  appositive adds is NOT needed.
• Example Johns father, Mr. Choose, wishes he
  would stop.
• Commas are needed if the information the
  appositive adds is a phrase.
• Example Mr. Choose, Johns caring father, wishes
  he would stop.

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Commas Continued

• Commas are not needed when the information is
  needed. Or, often, not comma is needed if it is a
  short name.
• Example Johns friend Chuck thinks his habit is
  gross.
• John has lots of friends so it's NEEDED in this
  sentence to identify which one.