Identify the appositive. My dog, a German shepherd, is very well-trained. well-trained My dog no appositive is very well-trained a German shepherd

## Step 1An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or provides additional information about another noun right beside it. In the sentence "My dog, a German shepherd, is very well-trained," we need to identify the appositive.## Step 2The sentence structure is such that "My dog" is the main noun, and "a German shepherd" is providing additional information about "My dog". Therefore, "a German shepherd" is the appositive.## Step 3The other options "well-trained", "My dog", and "is very well-trained" do not fit the definition of an appositive. "well-trained" is an adjective describing the dog, "My dog" is the noun being described, and "is very well-trained" is a verb phrase describing the dog's behavior.