Appositive Phrases
An appositive is a noun or noun equivalent. An appositive phrase is a noun or noun equivalent, together with any modifier(s), that directly follows (or precedes) another noun or noun equivalent. Unlike an adjective! which modifies a noun or noun equivalent! an appositive phrase identifies or explains. Most appositive phrases contain nonessential or parenthetical information and are! therefore! set off by commas.
The Special Olympics, games for disabled children, celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1992.
A member of the Group of Seven, A.Y. Jackson painted rugged Canadian landscapes.
