Noun Phrase Appositives By Randy Harris What is

Noun Phrase Appositives By: Randy Harris

What is meant by a noun phrase? �A noun phrase is a phrase that begins with a noun or any part of speech that modifies a noun (like an adjective). �It does not have to be the subject of a sentence.

Noun Phrase Example “I met the tour guide, a notorious addict, near the waterfront. ” *Here, “a notorious addict” , “The tour guide” (which is the subject of the sentence) and “the waterfront” are all noun phrases in this sentence.

What is meant by Appositive? � Literally, the word appositive means to place one thing beside another. * In grammar, an appositive refers to a word or phrase containing a noun that renames the noun it modifies.

Appositive Example… “The cab driver opened the door for his passenger, a tall woman in a long grey dress. ”

Explaining Appositive Example � Woman is the noun. -making it clear to the reader who the passenger is. � “Tall” and “ in a long grey dress” are the modifiers -these words rename the passenger in a specific way.

Why are noun phrase appositives important? � They are useful when combining sentences. Often, early drafts of essays are bloated with unnecessary words, sometimes even entire sentences. For Example … “My brother is a man without a wife. He enjoys a life of loneliness. ” While there is nothing wrong with these sentences, they can be combined to form one sentence that conveys the same information with fewer words: “My brother, a man without a wife, enjoys a life of loneliness. ”

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