Question

what is an appositive?

Accepted Answer

a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause which follows a noun or pronoun and renames or describes the noun or pronoun.  We visited the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Front	what is an appositive?
Back	a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause which follows a noun or pronoun and renames or describes the noun or pronoun. We visited the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Noun Appositive Phrase Clause Pronoun Renames Describes Pronoun.