What is an appositive?
Appositives

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An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or provides additional information about another noun in a sentence.
2.
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Which part of speech is an appositive?
Back
Noun.
3.
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What is a nonrestrictive appositive?
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A nonrestrictive appositive is not essential to the meaning of the sentence and is usually set off by commas.
4.
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What is a restrictive appositive?
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A restrictive appositive is essential to the meaning of the sentence and is not set off by commas.
5.
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Identify the appositive in this sentence: 'My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar.'
Back
a talented musician.
6.
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Identify the appositive in this sentence: 'The city of Paris is known for its art.'
Back
The city of Paris.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What punctuation is often used with nonrestrictive appositives?
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Commas.
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