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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