An appositive is a word or group of words that identifies or renames another word in a sentence.
An appositive construction is two elements, normally a noun or noun phrase, placed side by side, with one element defining or modifying the other. An appositive most often appears directly after the noun it identifies or renames. Examples:
Mary's brother Georgerepaired her car. (the noun 'George' identifies the noun phrase 'Mary's brother')
George the mechanic can fix cars. (the noun phrase 'the mechanic' renames the noun 'George')
Can George look at my car, a Honda? (the noun phrase 'a Honda' identifies or renames the noun phrase 'my car')
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 follows a noun. See examples below:My computer, a dinosaur from the last century, hasn't worked in years.The noun before the appositive is the word computer.The appositive phrase is highlighted.
an appositive doesn't add clauses to a sentence
Jon, the best student in the school, got an A in the exam.An appositive is a noun that comes before or after another noun that has the same meaning.In this sentence student is the appositive it means the same as Jon. The appositive comes after the subject Jon.'The best student in the school' is an appositive phrase.In the next example the appositive comes before the subject of the sentence:An excellent netball player, Sarah never misses a goal.Sarah is the subject. player is the appositive. Appositive phrase is 'an excellent netball player'.
an appositive
The number that is positive Like -8 the appositive is 8 or 8 the appositive is 8
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.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun in a sentence. It serves to provide additional information about the noun it follows. An appositive phrase is a group of words including the appositive and any associated modifiers.
An example of an appositive gerund is "Running, his favorite pastime, helped him stay in shape." In this sentence, "Running" serves as an appositive gerund that renames "his favorite pastime."
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 the noun Mike which renames the noun phrase 'your brother'.
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'.