adjective
- relating to or being in apposition; placed side by side for explanation or identification
Usage: grammar
Examples
- The appositional phrase ‘my brother’ explains who John is in the sentence.
- In ‘Paris, the capital of France,’ we see an appositional construction.
- The teacher explained the appositional relationship between the two noun phrases.
- Appositional elements are usually set off by commas.
- The appositional structure helps clarify the meaning of the sentence.
- Students often struggle with punctuating appositional phrases correctly.