Phrases that rename nouns or pronouns are called appositives.
Example: The track star deliberately lost the race so that he, the fastest runner, would not overshadow his friends on the team.
An appositive is a phrase that renames a noun or noun phrase and is set off by commas. It provides additional information about the noun it refers to.
A pronoun that 'renames' may be a subject complement, an object complement, or an appositive.A subject complement is a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or restates the subject.Example: My neighbor with the Mercedes is him. (neighbor = him)An object complement is a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun that follows a direct object and renames it.Example: They announced the winner, you. (winner = you)An appositive is a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun that renames another noun right beside it.Example: The campers, everyone who participated, will have to help with clean-up. (campers = everyone).
An appositive is a phrase that gives more information about the noun. It's not a pronoun. Think of it more as an adjectival phrase often including a noun."Alice, my friend, left school early yesterday." -- appositive in bold.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive in the sentence is the noun Louise, which renames the noun 'mother'.
That is correct. An appositive phrase provides additional information about a noun in a sentence but does not contain a subject and predicate of its own. It renames or further describes the noun it follows.
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. Examples of pronouns are: he, she, it, me, them, they, and many more.Bobby is Sarah's brother. He is the youngest of four children.An appositive is not a pronoun that renames a noun. It's a noun or noun phrase that renames a noun (usually one beside it). Appositives give additional information about nouns and are often enclosed in commas.Paul, an accountant, helped me with my taxes.
A pronoun that 'renames' may be a subject complement, an object complement, or an appositive.A subject complement is a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or restates the subject.Example: My neighbor with the Mercedes is him. (neighbor = him)An object complement is a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun that follows a direct object and renames it.Example: They announced the winner, you. (winner = you)An appositive is a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun that renames another noun right beside it.Example: The campers, everyone who participated, will have to help with clean-up. (campers = everyone).
The appositive phrase in the sentence is "the editor of the magazine." It renames or gives additional information about Lenny.
An appositive is a phrase that gives more information about the noun. It's not a pronoun. Think of it more as an adjectival phrase often including a noun."Alice, my friend, left school early yesterday." -- appositive in bold.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive in the sentence is Anna which renames the noun phrase 'my sister'.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive phrase is little Sierra, which renames the noun phrase 'my neighbor'.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive is the noun phrase the final question, which renames the noun phrase 'problem number 19'.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive is the noun phrase the editor of the magazine, which renames the noun 'Lenny'.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive phrase is the Black Box, which renames the noun phrase 'a new restaurant'.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive phrase is the winning recipe, which renames the noun phrase 'cookies with chocolate chunks'.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive phrase is an Old English sheepdog which renames the noun 'Rufus'.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive is the noun phrase the terror of the blockwhich renames the noun 'Clint'.