Appositives are an easy concept in English grammar. It is a phrase that describes a noun. For example: Sammy, the dog, was black. We all should know that Sammy is a proper noun. The appositive is what comes directly after it. It can be set off in commas or it could just follow the noun. Also, appositives are labeled as essential and nonessential. These labels pretty much are self explanatory. If it is labeled essential, then it is needed to make the sentence sound better; if it is labeled nonessential, then it is something that has been stuck in the sentence to make it a little more clear. The phrase "the dog" is the appositive in this sentence. It is nonessential because it is a phrase that is not needed in the sentence.
-Tyler Jarvis
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