An appositive is a noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe it. it always appears after the word it explains or identifies. The appositive is always a noun or a pronoun, and the word it explains is also a noun or pronoun. Look at the examples,
• You students should study hard.
• Our teacher, Mr. Stone, is very strict.
An appositive phrase consists of the appositive and its modifiers.
Appositive phrase = Modifier(s) + Appositive
Appositive phrase is usually placed after the noun which it modifies. However, is sometimes placed at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis. Look at these examples,
• My friend, a university teacher, won a scholarship to study abroad.
• English, my favorite subject, is not difficult to study.
• Angkor Wat, an ancient temple in Cambodia, is very famous.
• He is going to visit Siem Reap, an old capital city of Cambodia during the Angkorian time.
• Tom Teav, a Khmer love tragedy, has been studied and rewritten in English.
• Our class monitor, Mona will make a presentation today.
Note: COMMAS
The appositive is essential if the noun is too general without it; in this case, do not place commas around the appositive.
• Your friend Samnang is genius.
• We Cambodian should work harder in a more efficient way.
If the sentence would be clear and complete without the appositive, then commas are necessary; place one before and one after the appositive.
• Samdech Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of Cambodia, is going to win another election.
• Wat Phnom, the symbol of Phnom Penh, is a man-made hill.
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