"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."
In the sentence "He sent her flowers, a dozen red roses, for her birthday," the appositive phrase is "a dozen red roses." This phrase provides additional information about the noun "flowers," specifying what type of flowers were sent. Appositives usually rename or clarify the noun they follow, and in this case, it enhances the meaning of the sentence by detailing the gift.
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
A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen).144 + 144 = 288288 + 144 = 432
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.