The word or phrase that aims to elaborate or define either a noun or noun phrase would be:
A). Appositive
- 'Appositive' is characterized itself as 'construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed along with another equivalent that further elaborates it.'
- It is placed right beside the noun and both the noun and appositive play the same syntactic function in the sentence.
- For example,
- Sophie, a passionate girl, gathered all her hard work to win the painting competition.
- Here, the appositive i.e. the phrase 'a passionate girl' is elaborating the noun 'Sophie' in the sentence.
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