An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that identifies or renames another noun. It is a way of adding details to a sentence. The appositive is placed near the word or phrase it identifies or renames, thus it is placed in apposition to that word or phrase.
Examples:
Alice Aster, my attorney, has an office in this building.
I have an appointment with Ms. Aster, the attorney for the Ajax Company.
an appositive doesn't add clauses to a sentence
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The noun"Violet" is appositive in that sentence. It renames the noun phrase "her sister".
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive in the sentence is Bob Huylett, which renames the noun 'author'.
The appositive is "a star", which renames the noun phrase "the sun".An appositive should be set off from the rest of the sentence by commas before and after.
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An appositive describes a person. So in the sentence, My sister, Katie, is wearing a skirt., the appositive would be "my sister."In that sentence, the appositive would be "the composer." The simple subject is Bethoven, which is a proper noun.
The appositive in the sentence "The book Jerome was carrying, a dictionary, fell into the mud", is dictionary which is describing the noun book.The appositive 'dictionary' renames the subject noun 'book'.
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An appositive in a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun. Appositives usually come right after a noun and are set apart from the sentence by commas. My sister, Susan, is a teacher. <-- Susan is the appositive.
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'.
When you wish to clarify the subject of a sentence. The appositive comes after the subject separated by commas. In the sentence below, appositive is in capitals. Helen, THE FACE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSANDS SHIPS TO BEGIN THE TEN YEAR TROJAN WAR, was the daughter of Zeus...