| subject (noun) | appositive | predicate |
|---|---|---|
| Bill | , the head chef, | cooked the meal. [a] |
appositive (nonrestrictive noun phrase) repeating a noun, directly after a subject
[a. verb and direct object]
| appositive | subject (noun) | predicate |
|---|---|---|
| A jolly old man, | Santa | delivered the presents. [a] |
appositive (nonrestrictive noun phrase) repeating a noun, directly after a subject
[a. verb and direct object]
| appositives | subject (pronoun) | predicate |
|---|---|---|
| The smell of roses, the toothy texture of wool twill, the site of lit candles, | all | make me think of her. |
appositive list (nonrestrictive noun phrases) directly before the subject, which connects them together using as a demonstrative or indefinite pronoun (ex. all, these, everyone
| main clause | prepositional phrase | appositives | prepositional phrase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racers will be grouped | by how they place | —top-ten, mid-pack, bottom-ten— | and by their age. |
appositive mid-sentence referencing the object of a preposition
multiple appositives
| subject | predicate | appositive (nonrestrictive noun phrase) |
|---|---|---|
| The sound | woke us up | — a loud ominous rumble. |
appositive at the end of the sentence referencing a noun earlier in the sentence
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