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Debpriya De Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Apposition
He went back , a satisfied man.
Is this sentence grammatically correct ?
Is " a satisfied man" used in apposition with "he" ?
Is this sentence grammatically correct ?
Is " a satisfied man" used in apposition with "he" ?
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Hi Debpriya De I definitely would not use a comma in that sentence. The phrase "a satisfied man" certainly describes "he", but I don't see it as an appositive. Appositives normally come directly after the noun they modify.
- Hi Debpriya De I definitely would not use a comma in that sentence.
- The phrase "a satisfied man" certainly describes "he", but I don't see it as an appositive.
- Appositives normally come directly after the noun they modify.
- You might think of the sentence this way: - He went back as a satisfied man.
- / When he went back he was a satisfied man.
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Hi Debpriya De
I definitely would not use a comma in that sentence.
The phrase "a satisfied man" certainly describes "he", but I don't see it as an appositive. Appositives normally come directly after the noun they modify.
You might think of the sentence this way:
- He went back as a satisfied man. / When he went back he was a satisfied man.
I definitely would not use a comma in that sentence.
The phrase "a satisfied man" certainly describes "he", but I don't see it as an appositive. Appositives normally come directly after the noun they modify.
You might think of the sentence this way:
- He went back as a satisfied man. / When he went back he was a satisfied man.
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Debpriya DeHe went back , a satisfied man.No comma. Otherwise, it's correct. It's not a case of apposition. Note that 'apposition' means placement next to, and it's not next to "he".
Is this sentence grammatically correct ?
Is " a satisfied man" used in apposition with "he" ?
He went back a satisfied man.
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