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 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 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