Appositives are noun phrases that follow or precede another noun and give more information about it. For example,
The puppy, a golden retriever, is my newest pet.
โa golden retrieverโ is an appositive to โThe puppy.โ The word appositive is derived from the Latin phrases ad and positio meaning โnearโ and โplacement.โ
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