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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin a machine that separated cottonseeds from the plant fibers Which of these words or groups of words is an appositive in the sentence?
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Appositives are separated by commas when they are?
They, appositives, are almost always separated by commas. Take the word appositive in the previous sentence. It is itself an appositive in this case.
What is it called when there is a phrase separated between commas in a sentence?
It is called an appositive phrase when a phrase separated by commas provides extra information about a noun. This can help provide clarification or additional details about the noun in the sentence.
When do you use an appositive?
When you wish to clarify the subject of a sentence. The appositive comes after the subject separated by commas. In the sentence below, appositive is in capitals. Helen, THE FACE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSANDS SHIPS TO BEGIN THE TEN YEAR TROJAN WAR, was the daughter of Zeus...
If a sentence contains an appositive is it simple?
an appositive doesn't add clauses to a sentence
What is the appositive in the following sentence. Her sister Violet will attend the meeting?
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The noun"Violet" is appositive in that sentence. It renames the noun phrase "her sister".
What is appositive phrase in this sentence The book was signed by the author Bob Huylett?
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive in the sentence is Bob Huylett, which renames the noun 'author'.
What is the appositive in this sentence The sun a star is a ball of gas?
The appositive is "a star", which renames the noun phrase "the sun".An appositive should be set off from the rest of the sentence by commas before and after.
Is this sentence a appositive Grandfather smiled drew a breath and began the story always one of our favorites is this sentence an appositive?
Is this sentence a appositive "grandfather smiled drew a breath and began the story always one of our favorites"
What is positive imperative sentence?
sentence with appositive command !
What is the appositive describes which noun in the sentence The composer Beethoven became deaf and never heard most of his compositions?
An appositive describes a person. So in the sentence, My sister, Katie, is wearing a skirt., the appositive would be "my sister."In that sentence, the appositive would be "the composer." The simple subject is Bethoven, which is a proper noun.
What noun is the appositive describing in this sentence The book Jerome was carrying a dictionary fell into the mud.?
The appositive in the sentence "The book Jerome was carrying, a dictionary, fell into the mud", is dictionary which is describing the noun book.The appositive 'dictionary' renames the subject noun 'book'.
How many appositive phrases can you have in a sentence?
appositive phrase is a appositive that have phrase
