1. a noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun placed next to it
Usage: grammar

1. relating to or functioning as an appositive
Usage: grammar

Examples

• In the sentence ‘My brother John is tall,’ the word ‘John’ is an appositive.
• The appositive phrase ‘a famous author’ explains who Mark Twain was.
• Appositives are usually set off by commas in writing.
• The teacher explained how to identify appositive constructions.
• In ‘Paris, the capital of France,’ the phrase after the comma is appositive.
• Students often struggle with punctuating appositive phrases correctly.