Sam S. answered • 09/02/21
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An appositive is a noun or a noun phrase that sits next to another noun to rename it or to describe it in another way. (The word appositive comes from the Latin for to put near.)
Appositives are usually offset with commas, parentheses (round brackets), or dashes.
In your sentence, only a small tweak is needed to describe the subject in another way offset with commas.
The palamino, a beautiful horse with almost golden hair, is often see in parades.
Emily S.
Additionally, appositives can be taken out of the sentence without losing the primary gist of the sentence's idea. I usually see them used either as a brief "for those who don't know" explanation or for flavor text that might connect the subject to a previous idea. Depending on who you ask, adjective phrases used in the same way can also count as appositives, eg. "The palamino horse, wheat-gold and radiant in its beauty, is often seen in parades."09/04/21