An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that identifies or renames another noun. It is a way of adding details to a sentence. The appositive is placed near the word or phrase it identifies or renames, thus it is placed in apposition to that word or phrase.
Examples:
Mr. Mason, the manager, can answer your question.
You'll have to ask Mr. Mason, the man in the green vest.
"Appositives is a sort of big word"
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They, appositives, are almost always separated by commas. Take the word appositive in the previous sentence. It is itself an appositive in this case.
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In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards, there are several appositives used to provide additional information about the subjects they describe. For example, "the bow of God's wrath is bent" and "the arrow made ready on the string" are appositives that further describe the imminent danger sinners face. These appositives help to emphasize the severity of the consequences of sin as outlined in the sermon.
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An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun right beside it. It provides additional information about the noun it follows. Appositives are set off by commas in a sentence.
what do these types of sentences look like : introductory phrase/clause , appositives and series conjunctions
1. adjective clauses 2. phrases 3. appositives 4. adverb clauses
Yes, indefinite pronouns can act as subjects, predicate nominatives, direct objects, indirect objects, objects of a preposition, and appositives in a sentence. They are versatile in that they can replace specific nouns while still maintaining the grammatical function of the original noun they are replacing.