Using Appositives

Hi Sam,



Yesterday we learned a new way to combine short simple sentences in order to make longer more effective ones.



The method we used was something called "Apposition" which is a fancy way of saying 'beside.' So instead of writing: "Our teacher is Mr. Pierce. He has taught the class a new lesson on appositives" we write "Our teacher, Mr.Pierce, has taught the class a new lesson on appositives."

'Mr. Pierce' is beside (or apposite) 'Our teacher' which means they are the same thing. This can be really handy when you are reading if you realize that a phrase you don't know is apposite a word or phrase you do know.

The following examples use apposition:



1. My friend, Autumn, went to Tim Horton's with me to get some coffee.

2. Today, December 6th, we had snow.

3. My friend, Katrina McIntosh, has known me since I was 3.

5. On Sunday, December 5th, 2010, my brother, Ben, came and visited me.

Another example I used was: Stamford has won Schools In Bloom, a horticulture competition, seven years in a row.

Once you feel comfortable that you know what I'm looking for, please try writing 5 to 10 appositives of your own.