Read the sentence below and complete the instruction that follows. Constellations, groups of stars, provide astronomers with a roadmap of the galaxy. Identify the appositive or appositive phrase.

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun. In the sentence, “groups of stars” explains what constellations are, so the appositive phrase is “groups of stars.”

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