appositives: adding style to your writing
DESCRIPTION
A short lesson on writing with appositives.TRANSCRIPT
APPOSITIVESWriting with Style
Appositives
Add description Give you better sentence fluency
Average Style
Steven Spielberg is a film director. His films have won many awards.
With an appositive
Film director, Steven Spielberg’s films have won many awards.
You can use noun phrases or adjectives. Brave and intelligent, Victor was a hero in
WWII. Victor, a WWII hero, was brave and intelligent. Ilsa, Victor’s wife, had been in love with Rick
in Paris. Strict and heartless, Major Strasser got shot
at the end of Casablanca. Major Strasser, strict and heartless, got shot
at the end of Casablanca.
Where?
Put the appositive before or right after the noun it describes.A genius, Sherlock Holmes can outsmart
just about any criminal.Watson, Sherlock’s loyal friend, wrote about
their adventures together.Romantic and exciting, Titanic tells the love
story of Rose and Jack.Titanic, romantic and exciting, tells the love
story of Rose and Jack.
Write
Write 4 sentences with appositives about a movie or TV show you enjoy.