appositional
/ˌæpəˈzɪʃənəl/
adjective
- Relating to or involving apposition, especially in grammar, where two elements (usually nouns or noun phrases) are placed side by side so that one identifies or explains the other.
- Teachers often explain appositional phrases to help students understand how to add extra information in a sentence.
- The appositional structure 'the poet Wordsworth' helps clarify which poet is being discussed.
- In the phrase 'my brother, the doctor,' the word 'doctor' is in an appositional relationship with 'brother.'
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