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Zack
British explorer and navigator Matthew Finders was the first to chart the coastline.
this sentence is written in my Grammar,usage, and mechanics workbook by holt mcdougel (wrong spelling) there must be an appositive/phrase.. i'm confuced
this sentence is written in my Grammar,usage, and mechanics workbook by holt mcdougel (wrong spelling) there must be an appositive/phrase.. i'm confuced
Hi Zack
No need to be confused!
The appositive in your example is "Matthew Flinders". It modifies the NP "British explorer and navigator".
That is the only possibility.
PaulM