Editing Apposition (section)

==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>
* Ren and Stimpy, ''both friends of mine'', are starting a band. <small>– Provides context on my relation to Ren and Stimpy.</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>
* [[Aretha Franklin]], ''a very popular singer'', will be performing at the [[White House]]. <small>– Explains why Aretha Franklin 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'', Ann campaigned against the king's authoritarian rule. <small>– Indicates the reason for Ann's actions.</small>

A [[false title]] is a kind of restrictive appositive, as in "''Noted biologist'' Jane Smith has arrived". Here the phrase ''noted biologist'' appears without an article as if it were a title. The grammatical correctness 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>