i invited trixie, my bestfriend, to party.
The appositive is "Richard" and it is describing the noun "brother".
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'.
The appositive is 'home of Thomas Jefferson'. The appositive noun 'home' describes (re-identifies) the direct object Monticello.
The appositive is 'home of Thomas Jefferson'. The appositive noun 'home' describes (re-identifies) the direct object Monticello.
The noun "brother" is being described by the appositive "Richard" in the sentence "Lisa must meet my brother Richard."
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'.
The appositive phrase "a gift from her parents" is describing the noun "stereo system" in the sentence. It provides additional information about the stereo system by specifying that it was a gift from her parents.
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 3:30 P.M. which renames the noun phrase 'the regular time'.
The noun "brother" is being described by the appositive "Richard". It provides additional information about the brother, specifying his name.
It's hard to see because an appositive should be set off by commas. The sentence should be, 'Lisa must meet your brother, Richard, before he goes to college in the fall.'The appositive is the noun Richard, which restates the noun 'brother'.
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.