Appossitives

=Appositives=

I thought this was English, not math!?
No silly, not positives; appositives are just a word or words that are used to clarify meaning. Like if I said "Hey you!" to a crowd no one would know who i was talking about. But when i say "Hey you in the aqua blue Aeropastal shirt!" you know a little bit more about who I am looking for. Examples: 1. The class scored the highest. (what class and what test?) The class, Honors Math class, scored the highest on the test, the math test. (much more sense right?) 2. I want that. (want what?) I want that, car over there. (ohhhh, ok.)

Is there a wrong spot to put these?
Oh of course. SIKE. You can put them where ever you want them. But, there are some cases where you can put them but they are not needed. Like, The last president of the United States, George W. Bush, was in my mind the best president. In this sentence, the naming of the president was unneeded because we (hopefully) remember the last president.

How do i use them?
If the appositive follows after the subject and it is really not needed then it goes in commas. Th-th-thats allll folks.

Tips

 * if your sentence has more than 1-2 appositives then you need to make sure that it not a run-on sentence (witch it every well may be).
 * if it seems like you are cramming to many appositives in the sentence than you may want to try to be more specific with your writing.
 * If unsure if an appositive is needed, take out the appositive and read it to see if it makes sense.