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*An appositive is a noun that follows and explains another noun.
My sister, Sarah, is a very good dancer.
*An appositive phrase is a group of words that describes a noun.
Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, is one of the busiest cities in the world.
Exercise A: Complete these sentences with appropriate appositives.
1. My cousin, our family, bought me chocolate.
2. My friend, Juice, has two dogs and a cat.
3. Master Tum, our English teacher has asked us to write an essay.
4. My cat, Nikky, loves to sleep in the armchair.
5. Greece, a country in Europe, attracts many tourists.
Exercise B: Underline the appositive phrases in these sentences.
1. Mr Jones, our neighbour, bought a new car.
2. Beethoven, a famous musician, was completely deaf.
3. Venus, the closest planet to Earth, is also the hottest planet in the Solar system.
4. Coffee, a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, is very popular all over the world.
5. Tibet, a country in the Himalayas, is the highest region on Earth.
6. Papaya, a fruit that grows only in tropical countries, is very rich in iron.
Online Exercise about appositives.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/2/4/11
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_aaron_lbch_6/47/12153/3111265.cw/index.html
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