Appositives

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An **appositive** is a phrase that identifies, or means the same thing as, a noun. Appositives follow the nouns they identify and are usually separated from the rest of a sentence by commas.

Simply put: A group of words that gives more detail to a noun.C.G.

Joe, the man in the front of the room, likes ice cream and pie. K.R.

Our teacher, Mrs. Kelly, is a huge Flyer's fan. A.R.

One day Chris, the 10 year old, went to Jane, the girl next door, to see if she wanted to go to the pool that's right across the street,.R.D

Mathew's teacher, Mr. Parker, told his class to do a book report. K.N.

Peter's cousin,John, got a new puppy. H.S.

Lily, the dog, chewed on her new bone from yesterday.E.H

Bill, the guy, ate a piece of cheese. G.K.

Veronica, the cat, hates mice. K.C.

John's friend, Tyler, was playing baseball in his backyard. K.W.

Gene, the dude with the red cast, likes pie for no reason.L.H.

Drew, my brother, almost never leaves home without his dsi. N.P.

Gypsy, my dog, was barking at the man walking by. D.N.

My favorite Phillies player, Shane Victorino, hit a home run. D. B.

Tina, the girl with orange hair, loves her dog, Lucky. S.M.

Rob, the dog,is baking a cake. R.G