A short lesson on writing with appositives.

1. Writing with Style

2. Appositives
 Add description
 Give you better sentence fluency

3. Average Style
 Steven Spielberg is a film director.
 His films have won many awards.

4. With an appositive
 Film director, Steven Spielberg’s films
have won many awards.

5.  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.

6. 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.

7. Write
 Write 4 sentences with appositives
about a movie or TV show you enjoy.