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EXERCISE 83 PARTS OF SENTENCE -APPOSITIVES
Exercise
Identify the appositives in the following sentences and tell whether they are appositives to subjects, direct objects, or predicate nominatives.
1. Rome, the capital of
Italy, is a very large city.
2. Have you ever visited
Lagoon, our biggest amusement park?
3. The woman with the hat,
the viola player, is my sister-in-law.
4. Those women are Elaine
and Marilyn, my two sisters.
5. Mr. Gayle, our sponsor,
will show you around.
Combine the following
sentences by using an appositive.
6. Mrs. Karren is greeting
the guests. They are possible buyers.
7. Have you met our new
foreman? He is the tall man in the coveralls.
8. Watch out for Main
Street. It is a very slick road.
9. The Lewises provided the
entertainment. They showed home movies.
10. The cargo was very
precious. It was gold and silver.
Answers
1. capital = appositive to
the subject, Rome
2. amusement park =
appositive to direct object, Lagoon
3. player = appositive to
subject, woman
4. sisters = appositive to
predicate nominatives. Elaine/Marilyn
5. sponsor = appositive to
subject, Mr. Gayle
6. Mrs. Karren is greeting
the guests, possible buyers.
7. Have you met our new
foreman, the tall man in the coveralls.
8. Watch out for Main
Street, a very slick road.
9. The Lewises provided the
entertainment, home movies.
10. The cargo, gold and
silver, was very precious.