The appositive in the sentence is "Joe," which renames or explains the noun "uncle."
"my uncle Joe" is the appositive phrase, renaming or identifying the subject "Joe."
"Une douzaine" means "a dozen" in French. Example: Une douzaine d'oeufs= a dozen eggs
A dozen is twelve, or an unspecified number, so acouple (of) dozen is (about) two dozens, i.e. approximately twenty four, but not necessarily exactly that number. The expression 'a couple dozen', with the 'of' omitted, is considered sloppy grammar. The usual expression is 'a couple of dozen.' Example sentences:* "We have received a couple of dozen applications for that new job." * "Pentane ... contains only five carbon atoms while others may have a couple of dozen carbons joined in a chain." (The Gazette (Montreal), Aug 30, 2009)For more information, see Related links below.
No, "a couple dozen lighthouses" is not correct English. The correct phrase would be "a couple of dozen lighthouses."
Dozen is a noun. It refers to a group or set of twelve.
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There is no appositive in the sentence given.An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.An appositive is set off in a sentence with a comma before and after it.Examples of the sentence with appositive are:My uncle, Joe, bought a dozen tulips.The noun 'Joe' renames the noun phrase 'My uncle'.My Uncle Joe, a friendly fellow, bought a dozen tulips.The noun phrase 'a friendly fellow' renames the noun phrase 'my Uncle Joe'.The man, my Uncle Joe, bought a dozen tulips.The noun phrase 'my Uncle Joe' renames the noun phrase 'the man'.Note: The only other noun (tulips) or noun phrase (a dozen tulips) in the sentence is the direct object of the verb 'bought'. When a noun or noun phrase follows a direct object to rename it, it's called an object complement.Example: My Uncle Joe bought a dozen tulips, yellow ones.
Only a few bucks one time I saw a dozen for $1.50.
There were a dozen eggs. Or for plural, there were dozens of them
The number 12 can be expressed as one dozen or a dozen. I need a dozen eggs from the store. I bought a package of 3-dozen bows for Christmas packages. Many items are sold by the dozen.
Leaders like her are a dime a dozen.
DozenDefinition of Dozen * A group of 12 items is called a dozen. More about Dozen * A 'baker's dozen' is 13, one more than a proper dozen. Examples of Dozen * Lara bought 1 dozen of oranges. That means she bought 12 oranges. * Sheena bought 3 dozens of pencils. That means she bought (3 x 12 =) 36 pencils. Solved Example on Dozen Nathan has 5 dozens of cookies. How many cookies make 5 dozens?Choices:A. 60B. 48C. 30D. 50Correct Answer: ASolution:Step 1: 1 dozen = 12 itemsStep 2: 5 dozens = 5 × 12 = 60Step 3: So, 60 cookies is equivalent to 5 dozens. Related Terms for Dozen * Group * ROSES * EGGS
A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen).144 + 144 = 288288 + 144 = 432
items that have been bought (purchased) or that have been bought and then sold to another person. I bought a dozen cakes from the bakers and resold them to my customers.
Eggs are typically not sold by the pound, but by the dozen. I bought a dozen in Virginia this week for 79 cents.
you can buy 3 dozen candy bars
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