"my uncle Joe" is the appositive phrase, renaming or identifying the subject "Joe."
The appositive in the sentence is "Joe," which renames or explains the noun "uncle."
"To dime a dozen" is incorrect. The phrase is "A dime a dozen" a North American slang phrase. Dime = 5 cents (US) Dozen = 12 of something To imply that something is a dime a dozen implies it is low value, or near worthless.
A couple dozen lighthousesa is not the correct English because both the couple and dozen are collective words.
"Une douzaine" means "a dozen" in French. Example: Une douzaine d'oeufs= a dozen eggs
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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.
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The appositive in the sentence is "Joe," which renames or explains the noun "uncle."
Taylor is helping decorate tables with flowers for a graduation celebration.She has 7 dozen tulips. She will put 1/2 dozen tulips in each vase. How many vases does she need
Only a few bucks one time I saw a dozen for $1.50.
"To dime a dozen" is incorrect. The phrase is "A dime a dozen" a North American slang phrase. Dime = 5 cents (US) Dozen = 12 of something To imply that something is a dime a dozen implies it is low value, or near worthless.
In the phrase "a dozen of candies," the word dozenis a noun. The word of is a preposition. The word candies is a noun.
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
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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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.