Question

1. identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.

the last person i wanted to see, my coach showed up to my history class at the end of the period.
a. the last person i wanted to see
b. my coach
c. at the end of the period
d. there is no appositive phrase in this sentence.

1. identify the appositive phrase in the sentence below.

sheila’s best friend anna is traveling to peru and ecuador in the summer.
a. sheila’s best friend
b. anna
c. in the summer
d. there is no appositive phrase in this sentence

1. which sentence is written correctly?

a. after i left school, i only wanted to do one thing: sleep.
b. after i left school, i only wanted to do one thing, sleep.
c. after i left school i only wanted to do one thing sleep.
d. after i left school, i only wanted to do one thing; sleep.

1. which sentence is written correctly?

a. i needed to get the following items from the store, cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger.
b. i needed to get the following items from the store; cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger.
c. i needed to get the following items from the store cinnamon, turmeric and ginger.
d. i needed to get the following items from the store: cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger.

1. which sentence is written correctly?

a. his favorite artist only liked these flavors strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate.
b. his favorite artist only liked these flavors; strawberry, vanilla and chocolate.
c. his favorite artist only liked these flavors, strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate.
d. his favorite artist only liked these flavors: strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate.

1. which sentence is written correctly?

a. even though we were friends, we did not follow each other on social media.
b. even though we were friends we did not follow each other on social media.
c. even though, we were friends we did not follow each other, on social media.
d. even though we were friends; we did not follow each other on social media.

1. which sentence is written correctly?

a. the school buses arrived late whenever there was snow or rain.
b. the school buses arrived late whenever, there was snow or rain.
c. the school buses arrived late, whenever there was snow or rain.
d. the school buses arrived late whenever, there was snow or, rain.

1. which sentence is written correctly?

a. my students are creative, intelligent, opinionated, and ambitious.
b. my students are; creative, intelligent, opinionated and ambitious.
c. my students are: creative, intelligent, opinionated and ambitious.
d. my students: are creative, intelligent, opinionated and ambitious.

Explanation:

1. An appositive renames a noun; "my coach" renames "the last person I wanted to see", set off by commas.
2. "Anna" directly renames "Sheila's best friend" as an appositive.
3. A colon correctly introduces a single item after an independent clause, no extra punctuation needed.
4. A colon properly introduces a list after a clause that sets up the list, with correct comma placement in the list.
5. A colon is used to introduce a list after an independent clause, matching proper punctuation rules.
6. A dependent clause ("Even though we were friends") at the start of a sentence needs a comma after it before the independent clause.
7. The subordinating conjunction "whenever" connects clauses here without extra unnecessary commas.
8. Commas correctly separate coordinate adjectives in a list, with the Oxford comma before "and" for proper formatting.

Answer:

1. B. my coach
2. B. Anna
3. A. After I left school, I only wanted to do one thing: sleep.
4. D. I needed to get the following items from the store: cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger.
5. D. His favorite artist only liked these flavors: strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate.
6. A. Even though we were friends, we did not follow each other on social media.
7. A. The school buses arrived late whenever there was snow or rain.
8. A. My students are creative, intelligent, opinionated, and ambitious.