English Plus+
English Plus: Colons With Formal Appositives
The use of the colon with formal appositives is explained, with examples.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Appositive
Information and examples about an appositive, what it is and how to use it correctly.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe/mc Graw Hill: Combining Sentences With Appositives
An exercise consisting of ten pairs of sentences. Students are asked to combine the two sentences using an appositive and type the new sentence into the box. When finished, students can check the answers to see how they did.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Em Dash: Lesson 1
This lesson introduces the em dash and explains when and how it is used. An audio version is provided [1:28], and the lesson is followed by a three-question quiz to check for understanding. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "The Em Dash."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Infinitives
To define infinitives and to discuss the different roles they play and locations they occupy in a sentence.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commas and Non Restrictive Elements
This lesson introduces how to use commas with non-restrictive elements.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commas and Non Restrictive Elements: Thumbs Up Work
This lesson introduces how to use commas with non-restrictive elements.
Other
University of North Carolina at Pembroke: Adjectivals
This page from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke provides instructions and examples for using different types of phrases (prepositional, appositive, and participial) as adjectives in sentences.