1. Rule: Use commas to set
off appositives

2. Appositives
An appositives is a noun or pronoun that follows another noun or pronoun to identify or explain it. Sentences with one word appositives do not need commas.
Ex. My cousin Jack
The writer William Shakespeare
An appositive phrase is made up of the appositive and its modifiers
Ex. My neighbor, Dr. Panda, got her degree in biology, the scientific study of life.

3. Helpful Hints
Occasionally the appositive phrase precedes the noun or pronoun
An appositive phrase :
Renames the noun or pronoun
Has no subject or verb
Can be removed from a sentence still leaving it intact
Can appear anywhere in a sentence

4. More Helpful Hints My cousin Betty is a wonderful musician.
There are no commas because Betty is a one word appositive

5. Examples
Wrong: An accomplished painter Miss. Micro entered her work in all the top notch art shops.
Right: An accomplished painter, Miss. Micro entered her work in all the top notch art shops.

6. Example #2
Wrong: Romeo and Juliet a play about two young lovers was written by William Shakespeare a talented writer in the Elizabethan Era.
Right: Romeo and Juliet, a play about two young lovers, was written by William Shakespeare, a talented writer in the Elizabethan Era.

7. 3. Bobo the really funny clown can make all sorts of balloon animals.
Practice: On a separate sheet of paper write (1) the word preceding the appositive if (if any), (2) the appositive or appositive phrase, and (3) the word following the appositive or the appositive phrase (if any)
1.Six Flags an amusement park with locations all over the U.S. is my favorite place to go.
2.Hebert Howdy a carnie working at Six Flags has no hair and only one tooth.
3. Bobo the really funny clown can make all sorts of balloon animals.

8. Flags, an amusement park with locations all over the, is
Answers
Flags, an amusement park with locations all over the, is
Howdy, a carnie working at Six Flags, has
Bobo, the really funny clown, can

9. Helpful Links
- a helpful websites explaining all the commas rules plus good examples
- this website explains all about appositives and has exercises to practice using them
– a great website that teaches you about commas then gives you different exercises to practice with

10. Bibliography