Appositives
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An appositive is a noun or pronoun that identifies or explains the noun or pronoun that precedes or follows it.
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An appositive phrase is made up of an appositive and all of its modifiers.
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Can be "essential" or "nonessential".
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Essential appositives are not separated by commas.
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My cousin Jason broke the school record in the long jump.
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Nonessential appositives give extra information not required for the sentence to make sense.
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Olga, the younges competitor, took third place in the race.
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Denver, a city at a high altitude, hosted an annual marathon.
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The Mona Lisa a painting by DaVinci is a prize possession of the Louvre.
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The painting a portait of a young Florentine
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