Humanities › English Practice in Identifying Appositives in Sentences Print Westend61 / Getty Images English English Grammar An Introduction to Punctuation Writing By Richard Nordquist Richard Nordquist English and Rhetoric Professor Ph.D., Rhetoric and English, University of Georgia M.A., Modern English and American Literature, University of Leicester B.A., English, State University of New York Dr. Richard Nordquist is professor emeritus of rhetoric and English at Georgia Southern University and the author of several university-level grammar and composition textbooks. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on August 13, 2018 As we've seen in What Is an Appositive?, an appositive is a word or group of words that concisely identifies or renames another word in a sentence. The exercise on this page offers practice in identifying appositives. Exercise Read More How to Build Sentences with Appositives By Richard Nordquist Some of the sentences below contain adjective clauses; others contain appositives. Identify the adjective clause or appositive in each sentence; then compare your responses with the answers below. (If you run into problems, review Building Sentences with Appositives.) John Reed, an American journalist, helped found the Communist Labor Party in America.My sister, who is a supervisor at Munchies, drives a company car.I took a cookie from Gretel, who is the woodcutter's daughter.I took a cookie from Gretel, the woodcutter's daughter.Og, the King of Bashan, was saved from the flood by climbing onto the roof of the ark.I once saw Margot Fonteyn, the famous ballerina.Elkie Fern, who is a professional botanist, led the kids on a nature hike.Elsa, a good country woman, has a daughter named Ulga.Paul Revere, who was a silversmith and a soldier, is famous for his "midnight ride."I read a biography of Disraeli, the 19th-century statesman, and novelist. Answers to the exercise: appositive: an American journalistadjective clause: who is a supervisor at Munchiesadjective clause: who is the woodcutter's daughterappositive: the woodcutter's daughterappositive: the King of Bashanappositive: the famous ballerinaadjective clause: who is a professional botanistappositive: a good country womanadjective clause: who was a silversmith and a soldierappositive: the 19th-century statesman and novelist Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Nordquist, Richard. "Practice in Identifying Appositives in Sentences." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/identifying-appositives-in-sentences-1689684. Nordquist, Richard. (2021, February 16). Practice in Identifying Appositives in Sentences. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/identifying-appositives-in-sentences-1689684 Nordquist, Richard. "Practice in Identifying Appositives in Sentences." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/identifying-appositives-in-sentences-1689684 (accessed April 24, 2024). copy citation