appositives
/əˈpɑzətɪvz/
noun
- A noun or noun phrase placed next to another noun to rename or describe it, usually set off by commas.
- The teacher explained that an appositive adds extra information about a noun, like in 'The president, Mr. Smith, spoke first.'
- Writers often use an appositive to make sentences more descriptive, such as 'Her dog, a golden retriever, loves to swim.'
- In the sentence 'My brother, a skilled carpenter, built the table,' the phrase 'a skilled carpenter' is an appositive.