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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Appositives and nonrestrictive clauses
What is the difference between an appositive and a non restrictive clause.. Are both the same?
Can an appositive be without commas?
Can an appositive be without commas?
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The planet that has been prominent in the night sky recently is Jupiter. [restrictive relative clause] That planet, which I have seen through a telescope , has four easily visible moons. [non-restrictive relative clause] The planet Jupiter is the largest in the solar system.
- The planet that has been prominent in the night sky recently is Jupiter.
- [restrictive relative clause] That planet, which I have seen through a telescope , has four easily visible moons.
- [non-restrictive relative clause] The planet Jupiter is the largest in the solar system.
- [appositive without commas] Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system , has a prominent red spot.
- [appositive with commas] Jupiter, which is the largest planet in the solar system , has a prominent red spot.
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The planet that has been prominent in the night sky recently is Jupiter. [restrictive relative clause]
That planet, which I have seen through a telescope, has four easily visible moons. [non-restrictive relative clause]
The planet Jupiter is the largest in the solar system. [appositive without commas]
Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system,
That planet, which I have seen through a telescope, has four easily visible moons. [non-restrictive relative clause]
The planet Jupiter is the largest in the solar system. [appositive without commas]
Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system,
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