How to pronounce appositive
American English pronunciation
uh-POZ-uh-tiv
- IPA
- /əˈpɑzətɪv/
- Syllables
- uh · POZ · uh · tiv (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What appositive means
A noun or phrase set beside another noun to rename it
In a sentence: In "Rex, my dog, loves snow," the words my dog are an appositive.
Where it comes from: It comes from apposition, a grammar word for putting things side by side, from a Latin word meaning to put next to.
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