Francisco TP-4

Areum and I met on Monday, June 6th for out fourth tutoring session. Before I could say anything, Areum pulled out an article she was given for homework with the directions; "Find the Appositive Phrases." Areum asked me what this meant. I did not have the slightest clue what an "Appositive Phrase" was prior to this meeting. I was honest with Aruem and told her that I did now know and asked her if she could give me a minute so that I can investigate this matter on my smart phone. It took me a minute to Google what an "Appositive Phrase" is, but I soon quickly got the gist of it. We looked at the article together and I quickly noticed how easy it was to identify these phrases. I showed Areum the first one and explained that an Appositive Phrase explains or identifies a noun or pronoun. . I told her that a good rule in identifying one is to look for a comma, this will usually be followed by the Appositive Phrase. Areum was able to locate the majority of the phrases but became confused when there would be a comma then a noun identifying the previous noun or pronoun. I told her that Appositive Phrases always came AFTER the noun or pronoun. This rule seemed to help Areum greatly and she was able to successfully complete the worksheet without my help. This tutroing session helped me realize that both Aruem and I are learning from each other. I did not know what Appositive Phrases were prior to this meeting. Aruem has also helped me refresh my memory when it comes to definite and indefinite articles. I must admit that it has been a while since I have attempted to identify these articles. I enjoy learning these long lost grammar elements while simultaneously teaching Areum.