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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Apposition
Are there any other types of apposition apart from restrictive and non-restrictive?
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I don't think so. There are these related terms: Appositive genitive: the same syntax which is used to express such relations as possession can also be used appositively. Examples: 1.
- I don't think so.
- There are these related terms: Appositive genitive: the same syntax which is used to express such relations as possession can also be used appositively.
- Examples: 1.
- "Appositive oblique"—a prepositional phrase with 'of' as in: the month of December, the sin of pride, or the City of New York.
- This has also been invoked as an explanation for the double genitive: a friend of mine.
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I don't think so. There are these related terms:
Appositive genitive: the same syntax which is used to express such relations as possession can also be used appositively.
Examples:
1. "Appositive oblique"—a prepositional phrase with 'of' as in: the month of December, the sin of pride, or the City of New York. This has also been invoked as an explanati
Appositive genitive: the same syntax which is used to express such relations as possession can also be used appositively.
Examples:
1. "Appositive oblique"—a prepositional phrase with 'of' as in: the month of December, the sin of pride, or the City of New York. This has also been invoked as an explanati
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