Tips of TOEFL Preparation Test Series part 4

Appositive Phrase

What Is an Appositive Phrase?

Sebuah appositive adalah noun  atau pronoun  yang mengganti nama atau mengidentifikasi benda lain menjelaskan dengan beberapa cara. Sebuah frase appositive terdiri dari appositive dan pengubahnya

(modifiers). Appositives dapat berupa penting (restrictive) atau tidak penting (nonrestrictive).
Sebuah appositive pada dasarnya memberikan informasi yang diperlukan untuk mengidentifikasi kata benda atau kata ganti yang mendahuluinya. Tanpa appositive yang mendasar , kalimat akan terasa  tidak masuk akal. Sebaliknya, appositive unrestrictive memberikan informasi tambahan tentang kata benda atau kata ganti dalam kalimat yang maknanya sudah jelas. Ini memberi pembaca ekstra-tapi merupakan informasi yang tidak isential. appositives semacam ini harus berangkat dengan koma.

Essential Examples:

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed many buildings, including New York’s Guggenheim Museum.

(Frank Lloyd Wright is the appositive. It identifies architect.)

Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone with the Wind won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and was made into a movie in 1939.

(Gone with the Wind is the appositive. It identifies novel.)

Author William Shakespeare wrote over 30 plays during the course of his career.

(William Shakespeare is the appositive. It identifies author.)

The newspaper The New York Times first appeared in the 1850s.

(The New York Times is the appositive. It identifies newspaper.)

Artist Georgia O’Keeffe famously painted many images of flowers.

(Georgia O’Keeffe is the appositive. It identifies artist.)

The cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs concerts all over the world.

(Yo-Yo Ma is the appositive. It identifies cellist.)

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Babe Ruth, a baseball player with the New York Yankees, held the home-run record for nearly 40 years.

(A baseball player with the New York Yankees is the appositive phrase. It identifies Babe Ruth.)

During our vacation, we went snorkeling off Cozumel, an island in Mexico.

(An island in Mexico is the appositive phrase. It identifies Cozumel.)

The lindy hop, a dance style, became popular in the 1920s.

(A dance style is the appositive phrase. It identifies lindy hop.)

Sherlock Holmes, a character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, continues to appear in television shows more than 100 years after his first appearance in print.

(A character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the appositive phrase. It identifies Sherlock Holmes.)

Rio de Janeiro, a city in Brazil, is famous for its Carnival celebration.

(A city in Brazil is the appositive phrase. It identifies Rio de Janeiro.)

Frankie, the dog that lives next door, likes to go for walks in the park.

(The dog that lives next door is the appositive phrase. It identifies Frankie.)

Why Are Appositives and Appositive Phrases Important?

Apakah mereka penting atau tidak penting, appositives dan frase appositive membuat tulisan Anda lebih deskriptif dengan memberikan rincian kunci tentang seseorang, tempat, atau hal lainnya.

Contoh dalam soal soal ITP TOEFL:

1.       Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, ___ of Radcliffe College, had worked as both an educator and a naturalist.

A.      the first president

B.      was the first president

C.      she was the first president

D.      which she was the first president

2.       Oliver Ells worth, ___ of the United States Supreme Courts, was the author of the bill that established the federal court system.

A.      he was the third chief justice

B.      the third chief justice was

C.      who the third chief justice

D.      the third chief justice

3.       Mary Garden, ____the early 1900’s, was considered one of the best singing actresses of her time.

A.      a soprano was popular

B.      in a popular soprano

C.      was a popular soprano

D.      a popular soprano in

4.       Clara Bow, ___ the 1920’s, retired because she was unable to make the transition from silent firms to sound firms.

A.      a popular actress in

B.      was a popular actress in

C.      who was a popular actress in

D.      in a popular actress

5.       Charlie Parker, ___ was one of the creators of the music style called “bop”.

A.      a great jazz improviser who,

B.      to improvise great jazz,

C.      a great jazz improviser,

D.      improvised great jazz,

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