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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Apposition

Hi,

There is a sentence Their claim that they had Italian citizenship was denied by the Italian embassy, where the noun clause that they had Italian citizenship is a complement of the noun claim. Can I say that the that they had Italian citizenship is in apposition to the Their claim?

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Their claim that they had Italian citizenship was denied by the Italian embassy, where the noun clause that they had Italian citizenship is a complement of the noun claim . The clause that they had Italian citizenship is best called a content clause ('noun clause' is a very misleading description - see below). You're correct, though, that the clause is complement of the noun claim .

— Anonymous

  • Their claim that they had Italian citizenship was denied by the Italian embassy, where the noun clause that they had Italian citizenship is a complement of the noun claim .
  • The clause that they had Italian citizenship is best called a content clause ('noun clause' is a very misleading description - see below).
  • You're correct, though, that the clause is complement of the noun claim .
  • Can I say that the that they had Italian citizenship is in apposition to the Their claim ?
  • No, 'apposition' applies to noun phrases (NPs) as modifiers, not clauses.
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Their claim that they had Italian citizenship was denied by the Italian embassy, where the noun clause that they had Italian citizenship is a complement of the noun claim.

The clause that they had Italian citizenship is best called a content clause ('noun clause' is a very misleading description - see below). Y
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Thank you, J, for your useful reply.
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