How Do You Use Appositives In A Sentence?
Use an appositive to clarify the meaning of the subject it refers to in a sentence. You can use appositives to add further meaning to sentences when the original sentence might not be clear. Place the appositive next to the subject that it refers to, such as in the following sentence: The knight, Sir Arthur Black, visited the castle. The words “Sir Arthur Black” clarify who the knight is. Put the appositive between commas to set it off from the subject of the sentence. When you speak this sentence, you would pause after the word “knight” and again after the word “Black.” Notice that you can remove the appositive from the sentence and it will still make sense. For example, you could say “The knight visited the castle.” This sentence is correct but more general because we don’t know who the knight is. Add an appositive to the end of the sentence after the subject such as in the following example: The man went to Rome, a city in Europe. The sentence can stand alone without the words “in E
