An Appositive
phrase
is...

​​is a noun or a noun phrase that provides extra information about another noun or a noun phrase that comes before it.

what does and appositive phrase do to a sentence?

provides extra information about subject

Clarify: "My cat, an adorable silver tabby, doesn't trust strangers" Combine sentences: "One of my nieces is named Sally. She catches fish well" - "My niece Sally catches fish well". Add variety: Appositives can add syntactic variety to a sentence. 

Appositives used correctly....

1. Richard, my brother, is taking me to the airport Friday afternoon.

​2. My brother's car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends.

​3. The capital of France, Paris, is a popular destination for tourists from across the world.

Appositives used incorrectly..

"Despite" is a preposition and "growing up in a wealthy family" is a gerund phrase that serves as an object

"Despite growing up in a wealthy family"

"The most intelligent person, On planet earth hasn't been born yet" is not renaming the subject or object which makes the sentence wrong

"On planet Earth"

Appositives with other phrases..

1. "My favorite book, the Lord of The Rings, (AP phrase) kept me up all night."( PREP phrase)

2. "The best form of exercise, walking, (Gerund phrase) is also the least expensive.(AP phrase)

• My hometown, Philadelphia, has many historical sites.

• My puppy, a rambunctious Boston Terrier, loves to play fetch 

​find the appositive phrases.

Work together..

• A record-setting swimmer, Jada practically lived at the pool