Question

9.

Which sentence contains an incorrectly punctuated appositive?

A.
My swimming instructor Martha, was once an Olympic medalist.

B.
The athlete Michael Jordan won six basketball championships with the Chicago Bulls.

C.
The fastest runner on the team, Lauren Silverman, recently sprained her ankle.

D.
There was only one hit, a double, against Jimmy during the first five innings.

Answer 1

B

Answer 2

Actually B.) is used correctly because "Micheal Jordan" would be considered an essential appositive, so to indicate that it IS essential instead of nonessential, commas are not provided... (I'll explain both terms in a bit...)


The correct option (that uses incorrect punctuation) would be A.) because there should be a comma before the word "Martha".. indicating that this appositive is nonessential.


Nonessential appositives are ones that are "not essential" in the sentence, but add details for the sentence, usually indicated by commas before and after the appositive.. for example:

"The fastest runner on the team, Lauren Silverman, recently sprained her ankle." <--The appositive would be 'Lauren Silverman' and the sentence could flow perfectly fine without this appositive.. meaning that the sentence is nonessential, but this piece was included to add more to the sentence


The options A.), C.), and D.) all demonstrate the use of "nonessential" appositives...


Option B.) uses an essential appositive with the words 'Micheal Jordan' because this piece is very essential to the sentence or it would not have made much sense... in other words.. would the sentence make sense without the words 'Micheal Jordan'...: "The athlete ... won six basketball championships with the Chicago Bulls." Something seems to be missing correct? We need to understand WHO won six basketball championships... it's ESSENTIAL for the reader to know that...

Essential appositives are usually indicated by NOT using commas within the sentence.

Anyway... Hope that helped..

Good Luck ^-^*

Answer 3

THAT IS NOT RIGHT

Answer 4

Actually D.) is used correctly because "Micheal Jordan" would be considered an essential appositive, so to indicate that it IS essential instead of nonessential, commas are not provided... (I'll explain both terms in a bit...)


The correct option (that uses incorrect punctuation) would be A.) because there should be a comma before the word "Martha".. indicating that this appositive is nonessential.


Nonessential appositives are ones that are "not essential" in the sentence, but add details for the sentence, usually indicated by commas before and after the appositive.. for example:

"The fastest runner on the team, Lauren Silverman, recently sprained her ankle." <--The appositive would be 'Lauren Silverman' and the sentence could flow perfectly fine without this appositive.. meaning that the sentence is nonessential, but this piece was included to add more to the sentence


The options A.), C.), and D.) all demonstrate the use of "nonessential" appositives...


Option B.) uses an essential appositive with the words 'Micheal Jordan' because this piece is very essential to the sentence or it would not have made much sense... in other words.. would the sentence make sense without the words 'Micheal Jordan'...: "The athlete ... won six basketball championships with the Chicago Bulls." Something seems to be missing correct? We need to understand WHO won six basketball championships... it's ESSENTIAL for the reader to know that...

Essential appositives are usually indicated by NOT using commas within the sentence.

Anyway... Hope that helped..

Good Luck ^-^*

Answer 5

YOU TROLL!!! v-v Stop PLAGIARIZING!!

Answer 6

@planslam You go and copy paste what ever she wrote.. Good Job @arabpride ^_^