appositive
pronunciation
How to pronounce appositive in British English:
UK [ə'pɒzɪtɪv]
How to pronounce appositive in American English:
US [ə'pɒzɪtɪv]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or being in apposition
Word Origin
- appositive (adj.)
- 1690s, from Latin appositus, past participle of apponere "to put to" (see apposite) + -ive. As a noun, from 1847.
Example
- 1. Learn to use appositive to combine several sentences together to achieve cohesion .
- 2. The appositive is probably the most efficient technique we have for combining ideas .
- 3. Later , the boy and the girl the appositive .
- 4. In fact , we may think of an appositive as a simplified adjective clause .
- 5. Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary .