Question

When I was a child, my father, an astronaut, taught me the names and locations of the constellations, galaxies, and planets in the Milky Way and beyond.

Identify the appositive phrase and the noun it renames or identifies.

a child; I
an astronaut; father
the names and locations; constellations
in the Milky Way; planets

Answer 1

An astronaut; father

Answer 2

The appositive phrase and the noun it renames or identifies are:

"an astronaut; father"

Step-by-step explanation:

An appositive is a noun or a noun phrase placed beside a noun which helps in identifying the other. It helps in renaming the other noun. In the above sentence, 'an astronaut' is the appositive phrase while 'father' is the noun which renames it. The phrase and the noun functions as a single unit.