{"id":791,"date":"2022-04-21T11:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=791"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:59:38","slug":"e-x-3-identify-appositives-and-appositive-phrases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-x-3-identify-appositives-and-appositive-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"E- X.3 Identify appositives and appositive phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Identify appositives and appositive phrases<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>What is an Appositive<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An <strong>appositive<\/strong> is a <strong>noun or pronoun that renames or gives more information<\/strong> about another noun right beside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My friend, <strong>\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udfeb Mr. Sharma<\/strong>, is very kind.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cMr. Sharma\u201d renames <strong>friend<\/strong> \u2013 this is the <strong>appositive<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>What is an Appositive Phrase<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An <strong>appositive phrase<\/strong> is a <strong>group of words<\/strong> that <strong>rename a noun or pronoun<\/strong>.<br>It usually starts with a noun and gives <strong>extra information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The river, <strong>\ud83c\udf0a flowing through the city<\/strong>, is very polluted.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cflowing through the city\u201d gives more info about <strong>river<\/strong> \u2013 this is the <strong>appositive phrase<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>How to Identify Appositives &amp; Appositive Phrases<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for words or phrases that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Come <strong>right after a noun<\/strong> they describe \ud83d\udcdd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rename<\/strong> or <strong>give more information<\/strong> \ud83d\udca1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are often set off by <strong>commas<\/strong>, but not always<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My brother, <strong>\ud83c\udfb8 a talented musician<\/strong>, plays the guitar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The capital of France, <strong>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Paris<\/strong>, is beautiful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The book <strong>\ud83d\udcd6 on the table<\/strong> belongs to me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Common Signals<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Usually <strong>next to the noun<\/strong> it describes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Often <strong>surrounded by commas<\/strong> (, \u2026 ,)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can be a <strong>single word<\/strong> or a <strong>phrase<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Quick Tips \ud83c\udfaf<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ask yourself: \u201cDoes this <strong>rename<\/strong> the noun?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If yes \u2192 It\u2019s an <strong>appositive or appositive phrase<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remember: It <strong>adds information<\/strong> but doesn\u2019t change the main sentence meaning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Examples for Practice<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My dog, <strong>\ud83d\udc36 a Golden Retriever<\/strong>, loves to play.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scientist, <strong>\ud83d\udd2c known for her discoveries<\/strong>, won an award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The movie <strong>\ud83c\udfac about superheroes<\/strong> is very exciting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Remember:<\/strong><br><strong>Appositive = noun renaming a noun<\/strong><br><strong>Appositive phrase = group of words renaming a noun<\/strong><br>They make your writing <strong>more descriptive and interesting!<\/strong> \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98277\/792\/220\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-30.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-30.png 500w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-30-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-30-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98278\/388\/243\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-38.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-38.png 500w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-38-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-38-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify appositives and appositive phrases Key Notes: What is an Appositive An appositive is a noun or pronoun that renames or gives more information about another noun right beside it. Example: What is an Appositive Phrase An appositive phrase is a group of words that rename a noun or pronoun.It usually starts with a noun<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-x-3-identify-appositives-and-appositive-phrases\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- X.3 Identify appositives and appositive phrases&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-791","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=791"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17725,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/791\/revisions\/17725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}