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Stalactites pointed rock formations that hang from cave ceilings grow slowly as mineral-rich water drips down over thousands of years.  \n11) The giant panda a beloved black-and-white bear from China eats about twenty-eight pounds of bamboo every single day.  \n12) A boomerang a curved throwing tool invented by Aboriginal Australians is designed to spin through the air and return to the thrower.  \n13) The human heart a fist-sized muscle in the center of your chest beats about one hundred thousand times every day.  \n14) Toucans tropical birds with oversized colorful beaks use their large bills to reach fruit on branches that are far away.  \n15) A catapult a powerful machine used in ancient battles could hurl heavy rocks hundreds of feet through the air.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 10 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nAdd commas to the sentence to separate the appositive phrase.  \n1) The blobfish, an unusual deep-sea creature with a droopy face, lives far below the surface of the ocean.  \n2) Mars rovers, robotic vehicles sent to explore the Red Planet, take photographs and collect rock samples from the surface.  \n3) The cassowary, a large flightless bird from Australia, has a bony crest on top of its head called a casque.  \n4) Quicksilver, the common name for the liquid metal mercury, is the only metal that stays liquid at room temperature.  \n5) Trilobite fossils, ancient sea creature remains that look like armored bugs, are some of the oldest animal traces ever discovered.  \n6) A trampoline, a bouncy surface stretched over a metal frame, was originally designed to help train astronauts and acrobats.  \n7) The capybara, the largest rodent on the planet, can grow to be about four feet long and weigh over one hundred 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Instructions\n## Appositive comma practice (examples 1-15)\n## Corrected sentences","[{\"question\":\"What task does this worksheet ask you to do?\",\"answer\":\"It asks you to add commas to sentences to separate an appositive phrase from the word it explains.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the appositive phrases used in these sentences?\",\"answer\":\"Each appositive phrase gives extra identification or description for a noun, such as naming an animal or explaining a term.\"},{\"question\":\"Where should commas be placed in the sentences?\",\"answer\":\"Commas should be inserted to set off the appositive phrase, typically after the noun being explained and before the rest of the sentence.\"}]","Adding Commas to an Appositive Phrase | PDF",1790801895]