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1 Oct 2021

Appositives

Appositive: a noun or pronoun placed next to another noun or pronoun to give additional information.

Appositive Phrase: an appositive plus any words that modify it

Punctuation: Appositives must be set off with commas.

Example: My friend is a high school teacher. My friend drives a red convertible.

My friend, a high school teacher, drives a red convertible.

Example: Jane Austen was a famous author. She wrote stories that are still popular today. She was from England.

Jane Austen, a famous English author, wrote stories that are still popular today.

 

Airport security is continually facing new security challenges. They are now using medical scanning technology to scan baggage.

Which sentence below combines these sentences using an appositive phrase that has been punctuated correctly?

 

A. Airport security a job continually facing challenges, is using medical technology to scan baggage.

B. Airport security, a job continually facing challenges, is using medical technology to scan baggage.

C. Airport security, a job continually facing challenges is using medical technology to scan baggage.