Functions of Noun Part 5

9) Nouns are Appositive                                                                                           

Case 01

A noun or pronoun that renames another noun; An appositive is usually placed next to the noun it renames.

Examples: -

·         Kumar, an engineer, sketches the house plan.

(engineer renames the noun Kumar. Therefore, engineer is an appositive of Kumar.)

·         Dhoni, the caption, arranged the fielding.

(caption renames the noun Dhoni. Therefore, caption is an appositive of Dhoni.)

·         The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.

(cockroach renames the noun insect. Therefore, cockroach is an appositive of insect)

·         Mr.Steepan, the principal, is having his fifth anniversary.

(principal renames the noun Mr.Steepan. Therefore, principal is an appositive of Mr.Steepan)

·         My mobile, SamsungJ7, has a finger print lock facility.

(SamsungJ7 renames the noun mobile. Therefore, SamsungJ7 is an appositive of mobile)

Case 02

When an appositive is not placed next to the noun it renames, the appositive is called a delayed appositive. 

Here underlined nouns are renamed with the bolded appositive (delayed appositives)

Example: -

· Shajith prepared a documents of the accident, as a well-known journalist.

·  Einstein was invented the theory of relativity, a famous scientist.

·  They seem pretty uncaring, her parents.

·  The hunter was trying to fight the bear, a real brute of a man.

· Kohli hit massive six in the last ball of the last over, the man of the match.

Note: the appositives are always separated with commas.

Exercise-viii

State the appositive in the following sentences. First one is done for you.

1.    Ravi, the doctor, checks the patient. (doctor)

2.    Rahman, the music director, composed music in the Sarkar Tamil movie.

3.    Dr.Abdul Kalam sent the rocket to the space, as a first Indian scientist.

4.    That car, Toyota, was made in Japan.

5.    Sujatha wrote a lots of novels in Tamil, a famous writer.

6.    The bird, a parrot, can speak what we say.

7.    They, Srilanka cricket team, won the last match against Afganistan.

8.    The dog, Jimmy, barked last night when it watched the thief.

9.    New Delhi, the capital of India, is a crowded city.

10.  Kumar’s brother, Mr.Naveen, helped me in my homework.

11.  I controlled my classroom when teacher didn’t come, as a prefect.

Answer-viii

2.    music director

3.    first Indian scientist

4.    Toyota

5.    writer

6.    parrot

7.    Srilanka cricket team

8.    Jimmy

9.    the capital of India

10.  Mr.Naveen

11.  prefect