Do appositives always need commas?

Commas set off an appositive that adds extra information. When the appositive ends the sentence, only one comma is needed, as in I packed my favorite snack, a bag of green grapes.

How do you combine sentences with an appositive?

Turn one sentence into a noun phrase and place it after the noun it renames. Pluto is a dwarf planet. Pluto was once called the ninth planet. becomes Pluto, a dwarf planet, was once called the ninth planet.

6th Grade Appositives Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

An appositive is a noun phrase that renames the noun beside it, and commas set it off when it adds extra information. These appositive worksheets hold 2 sheets for 6th grade, each with an answer key. Appositives has students underline 10 appositives like the tallest mountain on Earth and add commas, and Combine Sentences With Appositives joins 6 pairs such as Kenji, my best friend, builds model rockets. Both practice L.6.2.A.

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An appositive is a noun phrase that renames the noun right before it. In Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, has dozens of moons, the appositive is the largest planet in our solar system.

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