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Identify The Appositive Phrases.
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) My son the policeman will be visiting next week.
b) My son, the policeman, will be visiting next week.
c) My son the policeman, will be visiting next week.
d) My son the policeman will be visiting, next week.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) The actor, Paul Newman, directed only one picture.
b) The actor Paul Newman directed only one picture.
c) The actor, Paul Newman directed only one picture.
d) The actor Paul Newman directed only, one picture.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) The greatest American film, ever made Citizen Kane, won only one Academy Award.
b) The greatest American film ever made Citizen Kane won only one Academy Award.
c) The greatest American film ever made, Citizen Kane, won only one Academy Award.
d) The greatest American film ever made Citizen Kane won only one Academy Award.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) 60 Minutes, the TV news magazine program, featured a story on Whitney Houston a popular singer.
b) 60 Minutes the TV news magazine program featured a story on Whitney Houston a popular singer.
c) 60 Minutes, the TV news magazine program featured a story on Whitney Houston a popular singer.
d) 60 Minutes, the TV news magazine program, featured a story on Whitney Houston, a popular singer.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) Walter, the writer, is very attached to his mother, Mrs. Hammon.
b) Walter the writer is very attached to his mother Mrs. Hammon.
c) Walter the writer, is very attached to his mother Mrs. Hammon.
d) Walter, the writer, is very attached to his mother Mrs. Hammon.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) My brother's car, a sporty red convertible, with bucket seats is the envy of my friends.
b) My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends.
c) My brother's car a sporty red convertible with bucket seats is the envy of my friends.
d) My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats is the envy of my friends.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) The police interviewed two witnesses, the banker, and me.
b) The police interviewed two witnesses, the banker and me.
c) The police interviewed two witnesses the banker and me.
d) The police, interviewed two witnesses the banker and me.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) Shana Alexander a former editor of McCalls Magazine, was the main speaker.
b) Shana Alexander a former editor of McCalls Magazine was the main speaker.
c) Shana Alexander, a former editor of McCalls Magazine was the main speaker.
d) Shana Alexander, a former editor of McCalls Magazine, was the main speaker.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) Do you own a thesaurus, a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms?
b) Do you own, a thesaurus a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms?
c) Do you own a thesaurus a dictionary of synonyms, and antonyms?
d) Do you own a thesaurus a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms?
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) Rubber an elastic substance quickly restores itself to its original size and shape.
b) Rubber, an elastic substance quickly restores itself to its original size and shape.
c) Rubber, an elastic substance, quickly restores itself to its original size and shape.
d) Rubber an elastic substance, quickly restores itself to its original size and shape.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) In one movie, Strangers on a Train an innocent man becomes involved in a bizarre murder plot.
b) In one movie, Strangers on a Train, an innocent man becomes involved in a bizarre murder plot.
c) In one movie Strangers on a Train an innocent man becomes involved in a bizarre murder plot.
d) In one movie Strangers on a Train, an innocent man becomes involved in a bizarre murder plot.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) Sweetbriar, a company known throughout the South, is considering a nationwide advertising company.
b) Sweetbriar a company known throughout the South is considering a nationwide advertising company.
c) Sweetbriar, a company known throughout the South is considering a nationwide advertising company.
d) Sweetbriar a company known throughout the South, is considering a nationwide advertising company.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) The chief surgeon, an expert on organ-transplant procedures took her nephew on a hospital tour.
b) The chief surgeon an expert on organ-transplant procedures took her nephew on a hospital tour.
c) The chief surgeon, an expert on organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on a hospital tour.
d) The chief surgeon, an expert on organ-transplant, procedures took her nephew on a hospital tour.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) My husband, an accountant is busy this time of year.
b) My husband, an accountant, is busy this time of year.
c) My husband an accountant is busy this time of year.
d) My husband an accountant, is busy this time of year.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) A bold innovator Wassily Kadinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings.
b) A bold innovator, Wassily Kadinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings.
c) A bold innovator Wassily Kadinsky, is known for his colorful abstract paintings.
d) A bold innovator, Wassily Kadinsky, is known for his colorful abstract paintings.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) The popular, U.S. president John Kennedy, was known for his inspirational speeches.
b) The popular U.S. president ,John Kennedy, was known for his inspirational speeches.
c) The popular U.S. president John Kennedy, was known for his inspirational speeches.
d) The popular U.S. president John Kennedy was known for his inspirational speeches.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) At Gettysburg a town in Pennsylvania an important battle of the Civil War was fought.
b) At Gettysburg a town in Pennsylvania, an important battle of the Civil War was fought.
c) At Gettysburg, a town in Pennsylvania an important battle of the Civil War was fought.
d) At Gettysburg ,a town in Pennsylvania, an important battle of the Civil War was fought.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) The captain ordered, the ship's carpenters, to assemble the shallop a large rowboat.
b) The captain ordered the ship's carpenters to assemble the shallop a large rowboat.
c) The captain ordered the ship's carpenters to assemble the shallop, a large rowboat.
d) The captain ordered the ship's carpenters to assemble, the shallop, a large rowboat.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) Elizabeth Teague, a sweet and lovable child, grew up to be a troubled woman.
b) Elizabeth Teague, a sweet and lovable child grew up to be a troubled woman.
c) Elizabeth Teague a sweet and lovable child, grew up to be a troubled woman.
d) Elizabeth Teague a sweet and lovable child grew up to be a troubled woman.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) John, a talented musician, and excellent student made his family proud.
b) John, a talented musician and excellent student, made his family proud.
c) John a talented musician and excellent student, made his family proud.
d) John a talented musician, and excellent student made his family proud.
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