Read the sentence below and complete the instruction that follows.

Famed astronomer Galileo began using a telescope to explore the mysteries of space and make discoveries that religious leaders of his time frowned upon.

Identify the essential appositive.

religious leaders
Famed astronomer
telescope
Galileo

Question

Read the sentence below and complete the instruction that follows.

 

Famed astronomer Galileo began using a telescope to explore the mysteries of space and make discoveries that religious leaders of his time frowned upon.

 

Identify the essential appositive.

religious leaders
Famed astronomer
telescope
Galileo

anonymous · Answer

famed astronomer. 

Apposition is a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or modify the other.