Identify the appositive phrase in the following sentence.
Mrs.Talavera,an eight grade teacher at Rosewood Middle School,led the community meeting about childhood obesity.
-Mrs.Talavera
-an eight grade teacher at Rosewood Middle School
-led the community
-about childhood obesity
I'll be glad to check your answer.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/appositive.htm
I chose (C) led the community
Nope.
Evidently you didn't study the web site I posted.
i did...I GET IT NOW. the answer is B.
Right.
The appositive phrase in the sentence is "an eight grade teacher at Rosewood Middle School."
To identify an appositive phrase, you need to look for a noun or pronoun that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun in the sentence. In this case, the noun being identified is "Mrs. Talavera," and the appositive phrase provides additional information about her by describing her as "an eight grade teacher at Rosewood Middle School."