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* ''My sister''<sup>P</sup>, ''a doctor whose name is Alice Smith''<sup>A</sup>, likes jelly beans. <small>– The appositive is the noun phrase with dependent relative clause ''a doctor whose name is Alice Smith''.</small>
* My sister, whose name is Alice Smith, likes jelly beans. <small>– There is no appositive. There is a relative clause: ''whose name is Alice Smith''.</small>
==Examples==
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In the following examples, the appositive phrases are shown in italics:
* I was born in [[Finland]], ''[[Lakes in Finland|the land of a thousand lakes]]''. <small>– Appositives are not limited to describing people.</small>
* [[Barry Goldwater]], ''the junior [[U.S. Senator from Arizona|senator from Arizona]]'', received the [[1964 Republican Party presidential primaries|Republican nomination in 1964]]. <small>– Clarifies who Barry Goldwater is.</small>
* John and Bob, ''both friends of mine'', are starting a band. <small>– Provides context on my relation to John and Bob.</small>
* [[Alexander the Great]], ''the Macedonian conqueror of Persia'', was one of the most successful military commanders of the ancient world. <small>– Substantiates the sentence's predicate.</small>
* [[Dean Martin]], ''a very popular singer'', will be performing at the [[Sands Hotel]]. <small>– Explains why Dean Martin is performing at that venue.</small>
* You are better than anyone, ''anyone I've ever met''. <small>– Provides additional strength to the phrase.</small>
* ''A staunch supporter of democracy'', Rob campaigned against the king's authoritarian rule. <small>– Indicates the reason for Rob's actions.</small>
A kind of appositive is the [[false title]], a restrictive phrase, as in "''Noted biologist'' Jane Smith has arrived.", where the phrase ''Noted biologist'' is used as an informal title. The use of false titles is [[False title#Controversy|controversial]].
Appositive phrases can also serve as definitions:
* No one – ''not a single person'' – should ever suffer that way. <small>– Emphatic semantic duplication.</small>
==Appositive genitive==
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