Appositive Phrase I am sure you must be wondering why is the phrase careful reader and perfectionist is in a different color.

Well, it is an appositive phrase, and the color helps it stand out in the sentence. A phrase is defined as a group of words that act as a unit. There is no subject or a verb in a phrase. There are four types of phrases; they are prepositional phrase, appositive phrase, verbal phrase and absolute phrase. We are going to have a look at what is an appositive phrase in the following paragraphs. You can learn all about what is a prepositional phrase and go through the prepositional phrases list. What is an Appositive Phrase According to an appositive phrase definition it is a noun or noun phrase that renames or modifies or amplifies another noun beside it. An appositive phrase can be short or long. It always appears after the word it identifies or explains. An appositive phrase is always a noun phrase or pronoun phrase. A noun phrase consists of a noun and associated modifiers. These modifiers can be adjectives, participial phrase, infinitive phrase, modifying clause or prepositional phrase. Let us have a look at a few appositive phrase examples that will help explain the concept to you. But before that lets have a look at the types of appositive phrase. You can read about English language. Types of Appositive Phrase An appositive phrase can be essential appositive or nonessential appositive phrase. In case of an essential appositive phrase, it contains information that is necessary to convey the meaning of a sentence. The appositive phrase in this case, is not separated by a comma from the rest of the sentence. For example: My favorite superhero Batman fought Joker single-handedly and saved the people of Gotham. In the above example, Batman is the essential appositive without which the sentence sounds incomplete due to lack of information. Do you know what is a pronoun and types of nouns? A nonessential appositive phrase helps give information related to the sentence. However, the information provided is additional and will not affect the basic meaning of the sentence, if omitted. The nonessential appositive phrase is separated using a comma in this case. Batman, my favorite superhero, fought Joker single-handedly and saved the people of Gotham. In the above example, my favorite superhero is the nonessential appositive phrase. Even if you are not told by the writer that Batman is his favorite superhero, it is quite self explanatory that he fought Joker to save Gotham. You can even change the nonessential appositive phrase and it won't affect the basic meaning of the sentence. For example: Batman, a DC comics superhero, fought Joker single-handedly and saved the people of Gotham. The best way to differentiate between essential and nonessential appositive phrases is that essential phrase is important to convey the basic meaning of the sentence. If you change the essential appositive, it will change the meaning or facts related to the sentence. Also, a nonessential appositive phrase requires a comma. Let us have a look at appositive phrase examples to make things more

clear. Do you want to know more about the origin of phrases? Appositive Phrase Example The following sentences contain appositive phrases. The appositive phrase in the sentence is highlighted using red font color.

My uncle, a doctor, is visiting America for the holidays. The scouts climbed the mountain, one of the highest in the region. My sister-in-law Mary can knit 1 sweater in a day. Our home, a farmhouse, is being repaired.

This was all about appositive phrases. As you can see they are nouns or pronouns that explain more about another noun. This was all about the rules of grammar and composition. Hope you have understood what is an appositive phrase from the above examples

POSITIVE THINKING: Power of Positive phrase The way we think is what makes us different from one another. We are not aware of the way in which we think. Two people can experience identical traumas, yet one person can overcome theirs relatively quickly whereas another may develop the symptoms of depression. Studies suggests that people with a negative way of thinking will be more prone to depression than most other people. Stop, and have a deep look within yourself, the way you think. "Positive Thinking," phrase was made famous by Norman Vincent Peale in his 1952 best-seller, The Power of Positive Thinking. It can be simply stated as another term for belief in oneself and faith in God. Positive Thinking Affirmation (positive phrase) Affirmations are a deceptively simple device that can be used by anyone and they are remarkably effective. These powerful, positive phrases will improve communication with all parts of your mind. All you need is a simple phrase summing up how you want to be. When thinking is distorted, as it is during depression, medical treatment is needed to till the soil so that positive thoughts can take root. And to till this soil there are different techniques. One of them is Positive Affirmations. Positive affirmations require you to come up with a set of sentences to repeat to yourself, or, for a small fee, you can repeat someone else's.

Benefits of positive thinking affirmation/ phrases : All the time you're repeating your affirmations, you can't be thinking bad stuff about yourself. All of our feelings, beliefs and knowledge are based on our internal thoughts, both conscious and subconscious. We are in control, whether we know it or not. The way to use positive thinking phrases involves dedicated efforts in remembering and repeating the same positive phrases over and over. In other words, it may be stated as covering existing negative thoughts, which blocks your mind, with positive feelings. The Power of Words: To make affirmations effective, they should

be made in the present tense be positively phrased have an normal emotional reward.

Positive thinking and attitude The biggest difference between people is their attitudes. For some, learning is enjoyable and exciting. For others, learning is a drudgery. For many, learning is just okay, something required on the road to a job. Our present attitudes are habits, built from the feedback of parents, friends, society and self, that form our self-image and our world-image. These attitudes are maintained by the inner conversations we constantly have with ourselves, both consciously and subconsciously. The first step in changing our attitudes is to change our inner conversations. All what is needed from our side is to liberate and relish our natural positive nature.