At 03:46 AM 12/5/01 -0500, you wrote: >>>> Rex, I'm curious about why you are teaching appositives to seventh graders. Is it because you want to, or are you required to? There is nothing that shows that doing so is effective, and there are some good arguments that it can be harmful. Ed - What could be simpler than an appositive - except, of course, its name? Do you teach adjectives to 7th graders? Of course! Why - because they are fully fluent in the use of adjectives! Indeed, they are also fully fluent - "My dog, Spot, . . ." - in appositives! Why not teach appositives along with adjectives? Geoff Layton PS: 7th graders are also fully fluent in subordinate clauses - "'Why were you late?' - 'Because I forgot!'" In fact, they have probably fluent in dependent clauses since they were 2! To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/