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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Appositive & Appositive phrase
Hello!, i got 2 questions, i need help, it's not for homework, my test is tomorrow 
Question 1: Write down the appositive and the noun it identifies :
British explorer and navigator Mathew Finders was the first to chart the coastline.
Question 2: is the appositive in this sentence essential or nonessential?
His father Auguste Piccard designed the bathyscaphe.
Appositive: Auguste Piccard
Question 1: Write down the appositive and the noun it identifies :
British explorer and navigator Mathew Finders was the first to chart the coastline.
Question 2: is the appositive in this sentence essential or nonessential?
His father Auguste Piccard designed the bathyscaphe.
Appositive: Auguste Piccard
Top answer
Question 1: noun = Mathew Finders appositive = British explorer and navigator Note that in this case, the appositive precedes the noun (usually it follows). The sentence could have been written instead as Mathew Finders, a British explorer and navigator, was the first to chart the coastline. Question 2: I would say that the appositive here is non-essential (it makes sense even if it is left out): His father designed the bathyscaphe.
- Question 1: noun = Mathew Finders appositive = British explorer and navigator Note that in this case, the appositive precedes the noun (usually it follows).
- The sentence could have been written instead as Mathew Finders, a British explorer and navigator, was the first to chart the coastline.
- Question 2: I would say that the appositive here is non-essential (it makes sense even if it is left out): His father designed the bathyscaphe.
- I hope this helps.
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Question 1:
noun = Mathew Finders
appositive = British explorer and navigator
Note that in this case, the appositive precedes the noun (usually it follows).
The sentence could have been written instead as
Mathew Finders, a British explorer and navigator, was the first to chart the coastline.
Question 2:
I would say that the appositive here is non-essential (it make
noun = Mathew Finders
appositive = British explorer and navigator
Note that in this case, the appositive precedes the noun (usually it follows).
The sentence could have been written instead as
Mathew Finders, a British explorer and navigator, was the first to chart the coastline.
Question 2:
I would say that the appositive here is non-essential (it make
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AnonymousHis father Auguste Piccard designed the bathyscaphe.This one seems a bit dubious to me. Since there is only ever the possibility of having one father, shouldn't there be commas around "Auguste Piccard"?
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