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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Apposition

Sometimes your words, they hurt.

Is this sentence ok?

Is the bold part in apposition to 'they'?

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Hi, Sometimes your words , they hurt. Is this sentence ok? Yes Is the bold part in apposition to 'they'?

— Clive

  • Hi, Sometimes your words , they hurt.
  • Is this sentence ok?
  • Yes Is the bold part in apposition to 'they'?
  • Not 'sometimes', just 'your words'.
  • I 'd consider punctuating it as Sometimes , your words , they hurt.
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Hi,
Sometimes your words, they hurt.

Is this sentence ok? Yes

Is the bold part in apposition to 'they'? Not 'sometimes', just 'your words'.

I'd consider punctuating it as Sometimes
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Totally agree and yes, I meant not to include sometimes.

Cheers
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