Read this excerpt from "It's My Constitutional Right!," a chapter in a biography of Claudette Colvin. Court Square is also withi
n sight of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, pastored by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from 1954 to 1960. And Court Square, as the major transfer point for City Lines buses, figured centrally in the Montgomery bus protests. ANSWERS:
because it describes Claudette's family life
because it describes Claudette's feelings
because it describes an event in Claudette's life
because it describes Claudette's environment
An appositive (or an appositive phrase) gives more information about a noun. The appositive is usually placed next to the noun it modifies. Writers use appositive and appositive phrases in order to provide more information about something.