appositive

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English - Turkish
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English - English
: a word or phrase that is in apposition
of or being in apposition
A word or group of words placed beside a noun or noun substitute to supplement its meaning Example: Bob, the lumber yard worker, spoke with Judy, an accountant from the city
A noun, noun phrase, or series of nouns used to identify another noun, noun phrase, or a pronoun
a word or phrase that restates or modifies an immediately preceding nominal, as Enrico in My son Enrico is 12 years old NOTE: an appositive is often useful as a context clue for determining or refining the meaning of the word(s) to which it refers
A noun or noun phrase that identifies or renames the noun or pronoun it follows: Columbus, the capital of Ohio, is in the central part of the state Appositives may be used without special introductory phrases, as in the preceding example, or they may be introduced by such as, or, that is, for example, or in other words: Japanese cars, such as Hondas, now have a large share of the US automobile market 10c6 In a restrictive appositive, the appositive precedes the noun or pronoun it modifies: Singing cowboy Gene Autry became the owner of the California Angels 29d1
a word group that renames or further defines a noun or pronoun Ex : The teacher, a mean old woman, hit my wrist with a ruler
relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun"
An adjective phrase in which a noun follows another noun: Paul, the boy next door, hit the ball
A noun or pronoun set beside another noun or pronoun to modify it Usually accompanied by modifiers example: An experienced backpacker, she left no trace of where she had camped
{s} pertaining to apposition (sentence structure, word placement); parallel
Of or relating to apposition; in apposition
a word or phrase that is in apposition
{i} phrase that modifies and supplements the word or phrase directly before it (Grammar)
A noun in apposition

Related Terms

appositives
plural of appositive