Identify Appositives and Appositive Phrases #2

Use this worksheet to learn about an important element of grammar, appositives! Students can first read a brief introduction that tells about how appositives and appositive phrases are used in context. Then, learners will answer 12 questions. In the first six, they will need to identify the appositive and the noun it describes. In the next six questions, they’ll need to find the appositive phrase and its associated noun. 

This worksheet is perfect for middle school students learning about different sentence structures and the phrases and clauses that can make up more complicated sentences! Appositives are a simple way for students to add more detail to their sentences and improve their own writing. 

Try the other two worksheets in this series here: Identify Appositives and Appositive Phrases #1 and Identify Appositives and Appositive Phrases #3.