Appositives


 Appositives are nouns or noun phrases that follow or come before a noun, and give more information about it.

For example,

The puppy, a golden retriever, is my newest pet.

a golden retriever” is an appositive to “The puppy.” The word appositive is derived from the Latin phrases ad and positio meaning “near” and “placement.”


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