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Practical English Grammar


the appositive


An appositive is a noun or pronoun (often with modifiers) that is placed
beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. Essentially, an
appositive is an additional word or group of words used to tell more about
who (or what) that noun or pronoun is. No verb appears in an appositive
phrase.

In each sentence below, the appositive phrase is underlined, and the apposi-
tive is italicized.

Michelle Rogers, the lifeguard at Smith’s Beach, made three saves
last month.
‘‘The Ugly Duckling,’’ Hans Christian Andersen’s story, has entertained
many children over the years.
My daughter’s car, a Toyota, has certainly served her well.
The Little Red Deli, our neighborhood store, is more than seventy-five
years old.
Eleven, Joe’s house number, is also his uniform’s number.
The cheetah, the fastest land animal, sprinted across the plains.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, the famous author, won many writing awards.

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Notes


Practical English Grammar - Notes
1. Italics Hyphens and Brackets
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2. Quotation Marks Part Three
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3. compound subjects part two
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4. Using Capital Letters
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5. the prepositional phrase
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6. what good writers do
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7. the indirect object
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8. Sound a like words Part Two
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9. the adjective clause
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10. The verb be
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11. The possessive case
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12. The Colon
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13. the adverb
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14. Quotation Marks Part Two
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15. complete and simple subjects
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16. The Apostrophe
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17. the direct object
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18. Confusing usage words part three
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19. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks
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20. Commas Part Three
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21. complex sentences
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22. Confusing usage words part one
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23. Confusing usage words part three
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24. Transitive and intransitive verbs
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25. the adverb clause
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26. Confusing usage words part two
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27. complete and simple predicates
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28. types of nouns
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29. Confusing usage words part four
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30. sentences fragments and run on sentences
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31. Sound alike words part one
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32. subject complements predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives
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33. personal pronouns
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34. the appositive
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35. Sound a like words Part Four
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36. Commas Part Four
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37. The nominative case
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38. Confusing usage words part eight
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39. Confusing usage words part six
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40. irregular verbs part one
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41. First Capitalization List
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42. Second Capitalization List
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43. compound subjects part one
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44. the interjection
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45. Confusing usage words part five
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46. Confusing usage words part seven
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47. pronouns and their antecedents
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48. the subordinating conjunction
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49. the object of the preposition
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50. singular and plural nouns and pronouns
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