Appositive Phrases
By: William Campbell II
What is an Appositive Phrase?
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words.
How does am appositive phrase work?
An appositive phrase has a noun and then something that further explains it beside it. It further explains the noun before further describing it helping you create a better image.
What does it look like?
The insect,a cockroach , is crawling across the kitchen table.
Clifford, the big red dog, was larger than the house!
The man, the one with the beard, looked suspicious.
The animal,the one that killed a goat, is running wild.
The fire, a crackling heat, lit the dim room.