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    An appositive is a noun or pronoun placed next to another noun or pronoun to identify or provide more information about it. Appositives can come before or after the word they are identifying. Commas are used around non-essential appositives but not essential ones. Essential appositives provide information that is crucial to understanding the sentence, while non-essential appositives provide extra context but are not critical to the meaning. The document provides examples of essential and non-essential appositives and the proper punctuation for each.

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    An appositive is a noun or pronoun placed next to another noun or pronoun to identify or provide more information about it. Appositives can come before or after the word they are identifying. Commas are used around non-essential appositives but not essential ones. Essential appositives provide information that is crucial to understanding the sentence, while non-essential appositives provide extra context but are not critical to the meaning. The document provides examples of essential and non-essential appositives and the proper punctuation for each.

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    An appositive is a noun or pronoun placed next to another noun or pronoun to identify or provide more information about it. Appositives can come before or after the word they are identifying. Commas are used around non-essential appositives but not essential ones. Essential appositives provide information that is crucial to understanding the sentence, while non-essential appositives provide extra context but are not critical to the meaning. The document provides examples of essential and non-essential appositives and the proper punctuation for each.

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    An appositive is a noun or pronoun placed next to another noun or pronoun to identify or provide more information about it. Appositives can come before or after the word they are identifying. Commas are used around non-essential appositives but not essential ones. Essential appositives provide information that is crucial to understanding the sentence, while non-essential appositives provide extra context but are not critical to the meaning. The document provides examples of essential and non-essential appositives and the proper punctuation for each.

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    APPOSITIVES

     An appositive is a noun or pronoun — often with modifiers — set beside


    another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. Here are some examples of
    appositives (the noun or pronoun will be in italic, the appositive will be in
    bold italic).

    Your friend Bill is in trouble.

    My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my

    friends.

    The chief surgeon, an expert in organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on

    a hospital tour.

     An appositive phrase usually follows the word it explains or identifies, but it


    may also precede it.

    A bold innovator, Wassily Kadinsky is known for his colorful abstract paintings.

    The first state to ratify the U. S. Constitution, Delaware is rich in history.

    A beautiful collie, Skip was my favorite dog.

    Punctuation of appositives

     In some cases, the noun being explained is too general without the appositive;
    the information is essential to the meaning of the sentence. When this is the
    case, do not place commas around the appositive; just leave it alone. If the
    sentence would be clear and complete without the appositive, then commas
    are necessary; place one before and one after the appositive.

     Here are some examples.

    The popular US president John Kennedy was known for his eloquent and

    inspirational speeches.

     Here, we do not put commas around the appositive, because it is essential


    information. Without the appositive, the sentence would be, "The popular US
    president was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches." We
    wouldn't know which president was being referred to.

    John Kennedy, the popular US president, was known for his eloquent and

    inspirational speeches.

     Here, we put commas around the appositive because it is not essential


    information. Without the appositive, the sentence would be, "John Kennedy
    was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches." We still know who the
    subject of the sentence is without the appositive.

    John Kennedy the popular US president was quite different from John

    Kennedy the unfaithful husband.

     Here, we do not put commas around either appositive because they are both
    essential to understanding the sentence. Without the appositives, the
    sentence would just be John Kennedy was quite different from John Kennedy.
    We wouldn't know what qualities of John Kennedy were being referred to
    without the appositive.

    http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/596/1/

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