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In the sentence 'Mr. Rahman, our Headmaster, is a very nice man,' what is 'our Headmaster' an example of?

Options

aA possessive noun

bA common noun

cA noun in appositioncheck_circle

dAn abstract noun

Key Points

Apposition means 'placing near,' where two words referring to the same person or thing are placed side by side. 'Our Headmaster' refers to 'Mr. Rahman' and is in apposition to it.

Source

SSC (Class 9-10) › English Grammar and Composition › Chapter 1: The Noun

Aligned to the NCTB national curriculum.