What is this concept in grammer called: "Tom Sawyer, a storybook character, has gone through many adventures."

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What is this concept in grammer called: "Tom Sawyer, a storybook character, has gone through many adventures."

Specifically, using the commas to introduce a characteristic of the person in the sentence. I know it has some formal name but it escapes me at the present time. Does anyone know?

2006-11-16 07:58:01 · 2 answers · asked by jonb229 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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Apposition

2006-11-16 08:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

it is called an appositive check here for clarification:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_appos.html

2006-11-16 08:27:26 · answer #2 · answered by princton_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋