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✍️ English 12 minLesson 29 of 50
The Power of Appositives
Add depth and detail to your sentences by using renaming phrases to define nouns.
What you will learn
- An appositive is a noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.
- They are usually set off by commas and provide essential or extra information.
- Appositives allow you to combine shorter, choppy sentences into one smooth flow.
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Question 1 of 1Which sentence uses an appositive?
