Question

Which words in the sentence are an appositive phrase?

A piano, an old upright, had been stored in the basement.



A.
a piano


B.
an old upright


C.
in the basement


D.
had been stored

Answer 1

An appositive is a word placed after another word to explain or identify it. The appositive always appears after the word it explains or identifies. It is always a noun or a pronoun, and the word it explains is also a noun or pronoun.

Answer 2

An appositive phrase consists of the appositive and its modifiers which may themselves be phrases

Answer 3

I think it's B

Answer 4

Its B because it explains what the piano is :)

Answer 5

Thanks now I understand!

Answer 6

No problem! Its the words after the comma.