English Grammar & Punctuation : How to Use an Appositive

An appositive can be taken out of a sentence and the main sentence can still stand on its own. Use appositives for the sake of clarification with help from a certified tutor in this free video on punctuation and grammar in the English language.

Expert: Paige Carrera
Bio: Paige Carrera is a certified tutor for both Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• English
• grammar
• punctuation
• apostrophes
• quotation marks
• adverbs
• nouns
• adjectives
• verbs
• parts of speech
• language
• linguistics

[sghsnow94]

thanks

[sairaj1]

Hi! I wanted to know WHEN I can use";" in a sentence because all my life I have always hesitated in using it. I have always tried using other sentence forms to avoid the semicolon when I wrote out anything. English for me is not 'exactly' a second language as I have been here(in the U.S.) since the day I was born. However, I do feel that over the years a great amount of text messaging and communicating with others frequently via the internet has ruined my writing skills.

[billayy49]

very helpful

[xCAKExCupx]

thanks this really helped me out haha im in te 8th grade and i didnt under stnd this much how my teacher taught us when we wee going over this thaks you.

[TheLonghairraven]

how about appositives using a dash?