what is the appositive in the sentence ?

my best friend, michelle, is very loyal and kind

my best friend

friend

michelle

loyal and kind

what is the appositive phrase in the sentence?

the potato, a type of root vegetable, is high in starch.

the potato

the potato a type of root

a type of root vegetable

is high in starch.

the answers are michelle and a type of root vegetable

the answer is Michelle and for the second question it's a type of root vegetable

The appositive phrases in the sentences above are the following ones: Michelle and a type of root vegetable.

Explanation:

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. A nonessential appositive is always separated from the rest of the sentences with commas because it provides information which is not considered necessary to complete the meaning of the sentence. If dropped, the meaning of the sentence would be left unchanged (see A and B).

a) My best friend is very loyal and kind

b) The potato is high in starch

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

either a donut or a sphere or a pancake or a flat sphere. it depends on where the vertical line is.

if the line goes through the center of the circle and is perpendicular to a diameter containing the center, then you get a flat circle.

if the line and the diameter of a the circle meet in the center of the diameter and at an angle, you get a pancake.

if the line is on the circumference of the circle and is at right angles   to the circle you get a ring.

if the line contains the diameter, you get a sphere.

the the line is parallel to the diameter and touches the circumference, you get a donut.