Read the sentence below and complete the instruction that follows. My advisor, Mr. Burns, is helping me apply for scholarships s
pecific to students who major in astronomy, the study of the universe. Identify the appositive phrase. astronomy Mr. Burns my advisor the study of the universe
The appositive phrase that is present in the sentence "My advisor, Mr. Burns, is helping me apply for scholarships specific to students who major in astronomy, the study of the universe" is "the study of the universe".
An appositive phrase includes an appositive, which can be a noun or a pronoun, and its modifiers. Furthermore, <u>"the study of the universe" is an example of nonessential appositive phrase, which means that the phrase provides additional information about the noun that is modifying ("astronomy")</u>. In other words, in this case, the appositive phrase is not necessary to identify the noun that precedes it. The phrase is only making the sentence more detailed.
