Yes, an appositive can be inside of a prepositional phrase. For example, in the sentence "The book on my desk, a gift from my friend, is a bestseller," the appositive "a gift from my friend" is inside the prepositional phrase "on my desk."
Not necessarily. It depends on the usage. An appositive is a noun or a noun phrase that is used to rename another noun that is beside it. The appositive in these sentences are bolded. In the first example 2012 is the appositive, renaming the year. In the second example, year is the name of a field.The year, 2012, was a positive one for the family.The empty field, year, needs to be filled in.
Example 1: "I invited Kim, my best friend, to the party.""my best friend" is the appositive used to identify "Kim" in the sentence.Example 2: "George, my uncle, is cool.""my uncle" is the appositive used to identify "George" in this sentence.
An appositive is a word or phrase that renames the noun or pronoun before it. Example: My brother, a true American hero, is treating the wounded in Iraq. "A true American hero" is the appositive.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun in the sentence. It is often enclosed in commas. For example, in the sentence "My friend, the doctor, lives next door," the appositive is "the doctor."
An appositive phrase is a noun phrase that renames or provides additional information about a noun in a sentence. It is set off by commas and appears next to the noun it modifies. For example, in the sentence "My friend, a talented artist, painted a beautiful mural," "a talented artist" is the appositive phrase that provides more detail about the noun "my friend."
An appositive phrase is a noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun right beside it. It provides additional information about the noun it follows and is set off by commas. For example, in the sentence "My friend, a talented artist, painted a beautiful portrait," the phrase "a talented artist" is an appositive phrase.
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'.
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For something to be a clause, it must contain a subject and a verb. An appositive phrase does contain a verb. It's a phrase, associated with a noun, which provides more information about that noun (note that in this sentence, "associated with a noun" is an appositive phrase).Another example of a sentence with an appositive phrase is this:"Johnny, my neighbor, planted a tree."A similar sentence with an adjective clause is this:"Johnny, who lives next door to me, planted a tree."
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 in the sentence is the noun Mike which renames the noun phrase 'your brother'.