Question

Read each sentence and decide whether the underlined word or words make up an appositive.

1. The poet _Amy Lowell_ was awarded the Pulitzer Prize after her death. Appositive or not an appositive?

2. Albert Einstein, working as an assistant _examiner_, evaluated patent applications. Appositive or not an appositive?

3. Like our own galaxy, the _Milky Way_, Andromeda is a spiral galaxy? Appositive or not an appositive?

4. The main character in the _novel_ "The Call of the Wild" is a dog named Buck. Appositive or not an appositive?

5. The guest speaker, a renowned _architect_ and _designer_, showed slides of some of her works. Appositive or not an appositive?​

Answer 1

Here are the answers for each sentence:

1. The poet _Amy Lowell_ was awarded the Pulitzer Prize after her death.
- **Appositive**: Yes, "Amy Lowell" renames or identifies the poet.

2. Albert Einstein, working as an assistant _examiner_, evaluated patent applications.
- **Appositive**: Yes, "examiner" renames or further describes the type of work Albert Einstein was doing.

3. Like our own galaxy, the _Milky Way_, Andromeda is a spiral galaxy.
- **Appositive**: Yes, "Milky Way" provides additional information about what the speaker means by "our own galaxy."

4. The main character in the _novel_ "The Call of the Wild" is a dog named Buck.
- **Appositive**: No, "novel" does not rename or describe "The Call of the Wild." It simply identifies the type of work.

5. The guest speaker, a renowned _architect_ and _designer_, showed slides of some of her works.
- **Appositive**: Yes, "architect" and "designer" describe the qualifications or roles of the guest speaker.