Appositives

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If you answered "the silliest girl I know," then you are correct!

That phrase describes the noun, "Cindy." You call that phrase an appositive.

An appositive is a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause that is next to another noun. Its purpose is to either rename it or describe it further. "The silliest girl I know" describes Cindy in further detail.

Look at the phrase, "the silliest girl I know."

• What punctuation surrounds the phrase in the original sentence?

If you said "commas," you are correct! A comma offsets the phrase. Appositives can be in the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.

An appositive can be a single word or a whole phrase. For example:

• The plant, a tomato, was growing in our garden.
• The plant, a tomato the size of a pumpkin, was growing in our garden.

You can check out this Appositives - 2 Minute Teacher video to further review appositives:

To find more examples and the definition of an appositive, check out SoftSchools.com, Appositives Examples, and chompchomp.com The Appositive.

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