Appositive phrases

Appositive phrases describe nouns or pronouns. In form they are nouns or noun equivalents.

Example sentence: Bloggers, conversationalists at heart, are the online equivalent of talk show hosts. Explanation: The appositive phrase conversationalists at heart describes the noun Bloggers.

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