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.
My Uncle Joe, a friendly fellow, bought a dozen tulips.
The man, my Uncle Joe, bought a dozen tulips.
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.
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13 - And it's called a "Baker's Dozen". A normal dozen is only 12
It is a play off of a Baker's Dozen (which is 13). It is predicated on the belief that a bank is going to take from you. So, a dozen, being 12, becomes 11 for a Banker's Dozen.
A gross is a dozen dozen (12*12) so if you bought 3 gross you would get 12*12*3 = 432 pencils
The correct phrase is "Ninteen to the Dozen" and is often misquoted as "Ten to the dozen" which of course makes no sense as 10 is less than a dozen.
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Only a few bucks one time I saw a dozen for $1.50.
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.
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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The most popular floral arrangement for a romantic holiday is a bunch of a dozen red roses. For a mother, lilies and tulips are very popular.
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You actually need 2 words. The number 12 equals "a dozen" or "one dozen".She bought one dozen eggs (which comes in a package of 12)The man owned a dozen television sets but only two worked.The teacher bought three dozen pencils and notebooks to hand out to his students.The little girl asked if one hen lays a dozen eggs all at the same time. Her mother replied that it takes about 4 hens to lay one dozen eggs.