appositive
/əˈpɑzətɪv/
noun
- A noun or noun phrase that comes after another noun to rename or describe it, usually set off by commas.
- In the sentence 'My brother, a skilled carpenter, built the table,' the phrase 'a skilled carpenter' is an appositive.
- The word 'appositive' comes from Latin and means 'placed near' another noun.
- When you add an appositive, you give extra information about the noun it follows.
adjective
- Relating to or functioning as an appositive; placed next to a noun to explain or identify it.
- The teacher explained the appositive structure in the sentence 'We visited Paris, the city of lights.'
- Some grammar books call this an appositive construction.
- An appositive phrase can be either restrictive or nonrestrictive.