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i invited trixie, my bestfriend, to party.
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∙ 14y ago
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun. It provides additional information or details about the noun it follows, helping to clarify its meaning within a sentence.
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∙ 14y agoAttila, the Hun, the sourge of God, laid waste to both the Western and Eastern parts of the Roman Empire.
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∙ 13y agoappositives usually describe the subject of the sentence but if you get creative they can describe any noun in the sentence.
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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'.
What noun is the appositive describing in this sentence A fine example of colonial architecture is Monticello the home of Thomas Jefferson.?
The appositive is 'home of Thomas Jefferson'. The appositive noun 'home' describes (re-identifies) the direct object Monticello.
What noun is the appositive describing in this sentence A fine example of colonial architecture is Monticello the home of Thomas Jefferson?
The appositive is 'home of Thomas Jefferson'. The appositive noun 'home' describes (re-identifies) the direct object Monticello.
The book Jerome was carrying a dictionary fell into the mud. appositive?
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'.
What noun is the appositive describing ''My brother Mike is getting to be a big boy''?
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive in the sentence is the noun Mike which renames the noun phrase 'your brother'.
What is the appositive in this sentence Next week our club will meet at the regular time 330 P.M.?
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive in the sentence is 3:30 P.M. which renames the noun phrase 'the regular time'.
What noun is the appositive describing in this sentence Lisa must meet your brother Richard before he goes to college in the fall?
It's hard to see because an appositive should be set off by commas. The sentence should be, 'Lisa must meet your brother, Richard, before he goes to college in the fall.'The appositive is the noun Richard, which restates the noun 'brother'.
What noun is the appositive Sherrie was very upset when the movers dropped her stereo system a gift from her parents?
The appositive in the sentence is the noun 'gift'.The appositive noun 'gift' is describing the noun stereo system.Note: The complete appositive is the phrase 'a gift from her parents' which restates the noun 'stereo system'.
What noun is the appositive describing in this sentencean amazing olympic champion Jackie Joyner-kersee won medals in track and field events in three consecutive olympic competitions even though she s?
The noun functioning as an appositive is Jackie Joyner-Kersee, restating the subject of the sentence 'champion'.
What does an appositive follow?
An appositive follows a noun. See examples below:My computer, a dinosaur from the last century, hasn't worked in years.The noun before the appositive is the word computer.The appositive phrase is highlighted.
Can you give me an example of an appositive noun?
Jon, the best student in the school, got an A in the exam.An appositive is a noun that comes before or after another noun that has the same meaning.In this sentence student is the appositive it means the same as Jon. The appositive comes after the subject Jon.'The best student in the school' is an appositive phrase.In the next example the appositive comes before the subject of the sentence:An excellent netball player, Sarah never misses a goal.Sarah is the subject. player is the appositive. Appositive phrase is 'an excellent netball player'.
If a sentence contains an appositive is it simple?
an appositive doesn't add clauses to a sentence
