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Line 2: {{distinguish\|text=[[dislocation (syntax)\|dislocation]]s, an apposition-like structure whose elements are not placed side by side\|opposition (disambiguation)}} '''Apposition''' is a [[grammatical]] construction in which two elements, normally [[noun phrases]], are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way. The two elements are said to be ''in apposition'', ~~and~~axnd one of the elements is called the '''appositive''', but its identification requires consideration of how the elements are used in a sentence. For example, in these sentences, the phrases ''Alice Smith'' and ''my sister'' are in apposition, with the appositive identified with italics:

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