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Enhancing Writing with Appositive Phrases

Learn how to add more description to your writing by using appositive phrases. Appositives are descriptive phrases that modify a noun, making sentences smoother and less choppy. Practice examples included.

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Enhancing Writing with Appositive Phrases

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  1. Appositive Phrases Adding more description to your writing

  2. Appositives are descriptive phrases, set off by a comma or commas, that modify a noun or noun phrase. Using appositives helps writers create sentences that are smoother and less choppy. Appositive Phrases

  3. Example 1:John, my three year-old brother, broke my favorite toy. Appositive Phrases

  4. Example 1:John, my three year-old brother, broke my favorite toy. Appositive Phrases

  5. Example 2:I sat beside Mrs. Jones, my kindergarten teacher. Appositive Phrases

  6. Example 2:I sat beside Mrs. Jones, my kindergarten teacher. Appositive Phrases

  7. Example 3: My favorite doll, Amanda is made from porcelain and fabric. Appositive Phrases

  8. Example 3: My favorite doll, Amanda is made from porcelain and fabric. Appositive Phrases

  9. Now, you try! Combine these two sentences and add an appositive phrase.Freddy is my shaggy dog. He chewed up my mother’s gloves. Appositive Phrases

  10. Partners Practice:With your shoulder partner, create ten (10) sentences on lined paper--each containing an appositive phrase. Make sure to vary where the appositive phrase falls in the sentence—beginning, middle, or end.BE READY TO SHARE! Appositive Phrases

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