Question

Identify the appositive in the below sentence:
New Delhi, the capital of India, is located in North India.
A. New Delhi
B. Capital
C. The capital of India
D. India

Answer 1

Hint: The term ‘appositive’ is derived from the word ‘apposition’, which means nearby, alongside, beside another word. An appositive term provides additional information about the noun that it is placed in apposition to.

Complete step by step answer:
Option A – This is the noun in the sentence that is being talked about. This is the subject of the sentence; hence this is not the right answer.
Option B – This option is just a word that means the capital city of something, even though this is a part of the appositive, this is not the complete answer; hence this is not the right answer.
Option C – This is the additional information that is provided about the subject/noun in the sentence; hence this is the right answer.
Option D – This is just a noun, which talks about ‘which country is New Delhi the capital of’. This is not the right answer.

Thus, the correct option is C.

Note:
An appositive phrase can be identified easily if we try to understand the meaning of the full sentence and observe if there is anything beyond necessary information given in the statement. To put it simply, any phrase that just adds to the characteristic of the noun is an apposition.