Grade 5 Spring — Literary Essay, Voice and Tone as Craft, Poetry Stretch, and Public Speaking
English · GR G5 eng.g5.s.gr.appositive_commas

Set off non-restrictive appositives with commas (L.5.2 deepened)

Apply the appositive comma rule (MG-12): Noun + comma + renaming Noun phrase + comma + rest of sentence. Recognize the difference between non-restrictive appositives (extra info, take commas) and restrictive appositives (essential info, no commas). Apply at least 1 appositive per literary essay.

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
10
Typical minutes
30
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g6.s.gr.appositive_complex
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  • eng.g7.s.gr.parenthetical_dash_appositive
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Common misconceptions
  • Drops the second comma after the appositive ('Esperanza, the daughter of a wealthy rancher became a worker' — needs comma after rancher).
  • Treats restrictive appositive (essential info) as non-restrictive ('The girl, who brought cookies, is my neighbor' — restrictive; no commas).

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
3 Add commas to 5 provided sentences with non-restrictive appositives. Identify each appositive (the renaming noun phrase). Distinguish... appositive audit 5 sentences
4 Compose 3 sentences each containing a non-restrictive appositive. Each appositive identifies a different element: AUTHOR / CHARACTER /... appositive compose 3