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An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.
Example: "Christmas Eve afternoon we scrape together a nickel and go to the butcher's to buy Queenie's traditional gift, a good beef bone."
The appositive in the sentence is the noun phrase a good beef bone, which renames the noun 'gift'.
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How do you use appositives in a sentence?
"Appositives is a sort of big word"
Where can you find a appositives list?
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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 are two types of appositives?
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What are some appositives found in sinners in the hands of an angry god?
"That world of misery, that lake of burning brimstonne, is extended abroad under you" - Generally, appositives are surrounded by commas or set off with semicolons, parenthesis, or dashes.
Give you some sentences with appositives?
Jim,my friend is a grate friend {my friend;appositive
Nouns pronouns or phrases that follow another noun or pronoun to explain it are called?
Appositives.
Why do writers use appositives and appositive phrases in their writing?
because ke$ha said so
What are the different types of commas?
what do these types of sentences look like : introductory phrase/clause , appositives and series conjunctions
What is appositeness?
Appositive means "placed side by side" and is used for words in a sentence that explain each other, as in the sentence JS Bach, the composer, lived in Germany, a country in Europe, where JS Bach and the composer, as well as Germany and a country are appositives
Four ways to subordinate an idea?
1. adjective clauses 2. phrases 3. appositives 4. adverb clauses
Can Indefinite pronouns replace nouns used as subjects predicate nominatives direct objects indirect objects objects of a preposition and appositives?
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.
